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Pinto, A. M., Figueiredo, C., Geenen R. , Castilho, P., Silva, J. A. P., Morris, E. M. J....Sandoz, E. (2025). Introducing the Emotions-Affect Systems Elicitation (EASEL-3) index: A new tool for measuring affect regulation systems' activation. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. 32 (4)

A. Pinto et al.,  "Introducing the Emotions-Affect Systems Elicitation (EASEL-3) index: A new tool for measuring affect regulation systems' activation", in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, vol. 32, no. 4, 2025

@article{pinto2025_1764921086918,
	author = "Pinto, A. M. and Figueiredo, C. and Geenen R.  and Castilho, P. and Silva, J. A. P. and Morris, E. M. J. and Vanderhasselt, M.-A. and Kelly, A. C. and Naismith, I. and Ferreira, N. and Barnow, S. and Eickhoff, S. B. and Lincoln, T. and Shahar, B. and Ottaviani, C. and Petrocchi, N. and Matthijssen, S. J. M. A. and van Middendorp, H. and Wieser, M. J. and Barros, F. and Soares, S. C. and Cunha, M. and Marques, M. and Martins, M. J. and Carona, C. and Silva, D. R. da. and Matos, M. and Carvalho, S. A. and Carvalho, C. B. and Carvalho, S. and Cunha, C. and Teixeira, R. J. and Xavier, A. and Arriaga, P. and Extremera, N. and Duarte, J. and Duarte, C. and Durkin, M. and Hastings, S. and Swales, M. and Irons, C. and Pugh, M. and Kotera, Y. and Maratos, F. A. and McEwan, K. and Vickers, J. and Bardeen, J. and Davis, E. L. and Gaudiano, B. and Lumley, M. A. and Sandoz, E.",
	title = "Introducing the Emotions-Affect Systems Elicitation (EASEL-3) index: A new tool for measuring affect regulation systems' activation",
	journal = "Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy",
	year = "2025",
	volume = "32",
	number = "4",
	doi = "10.1002/cpp.70126",
	url = "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10990879"
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Introducing the Emotions-Affect Systems Elicitation (EASEL-3) index: A new tool for measuring affect regulation systems' activation
T2  - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
AU  - Pinto, A. M.
AU  - Figueiredo, C.
AU  - Geenen R. 
AU  - Castilho, P.
AU  - Silva, J. A. P.
AU  - Morris, E. M. J.
AU  - Vanderhasselt, M.-A.
AU  - Kelly, A. C.
AU  - Naismith, I.
AU  - Ferreira, N.
AU  - Barnow, S.
AU  - Eickhoff, S. B.
AU  - Lincoln, T.
AU  - Shahar, B.
AU  - Ottaviani, C.
AU  - Petrocchi, N.
AU  - Matthijssen, S. J. M. A.
AU  - van Middendorp, H.
AU  - Wieser, M. J.
AU  - Barros, F.
AU  - Soares, S. C.
AU  - Cunha, M.
AU  - Marques, M.
AU  - Martins, M. J.
AU  - Carona, C.
AU  - Silva, D. R. da.
AU  - Matos, M.
AU  - Carvalho, S. A.
AU  - Carvalho, C. B.
AU  - Carvalho, S.
AU  - Cunha, C.
AU  - Teixeira, R. J.
AU  - Xavier, A.
AU  - Arriaga, P.
AU  - Extremera, N.
AU  - Duarte, J.
AU  - Duarte, C.
AU  - Durkin, M.
AU  - Hastings, S.
AU  - Swales, M.
AU  - Irons, C.
AU  - Pugh, M.
AU  - Kotera, Y.
AU  - Maratos, F. A.
AU  - McEwan, K.
AU  - Vickers, J.
AU  - Bardeen, J.
AU  - Davis, E. L.
AU  - Gaudiano, B.
AU  - Lumley, M. A.
AU  - Sandoz, E.
PY  - 2025
SN  - 1063-3995
DO  - 10.1002/cpp.70126
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10990879
AB  - Objective
Although emotions pervade and influence individual and interpersonal functioning and well-being, their nature and taxonomy remain a bone of contention. The ‘three-circle’ model, comprising three dynamically interacting affect regulation systems (i.e., threat, drive, and soothing), provides a useful framework for aggregating emotions and understanding emotion (dys)regulation while closely supporting therapeutic intervention. Imbalances in the activation and (inter)action of these affect regulation systems have been implicated in a wide range of physical and mental disorders; however, there are currently no tools for quantifying each system's activation. The aim of this study was to develop a novel index of the three affect regulation systems: threat, drive and soothing.
Method
Three independent expert panels, composed of researchers in the ‘three-circle’ model, researchers in the field of affective science, and clinicians (N = 70), estimated the degree of activation of each affect regulation system induced by discrete emotions.
Results
Overall, agreement among experts was high regarding the emotions that mapped primarily onto each affect regulation system and the degree of the corresponding activation. These results constitute the basis for the Emotions-Affect Systems ELicitation Index (EASEL-3) index, which provides a continuous score of the estimated activation of the three systems.
Conclusion and Discussion
Although in need of field testing, the EASEL-3 index may prove valuable in research and clinical settings, opening new avenues on the measurement of the affect regulation systems, their correlates and associated outcomes, helping characterize and compare activation patterns across clinical populations and contexts, and informing the assessment and personalization of interventions.
ER  -