B - 67 The Temporal Influence of Emotion Regulation on the Association between Impulsivity and Internalizing Psychopathology: a Latent Path Model

Abstract Objective Impulsivity has been found to predict the use of emotion regulation strategies as well as internalizing psychopathology. The present study aims to determine whether the timing of regulatory strategies used by those higher in impulsivity differentially impacts symptoms of internalizing psychopathology. Method A community sample (N&#3f783) recruited from Amazon MTurk completed an online survey. Latent factors were created for impulsivity, antecedent-focused and response-focused regulation, and internalizing psychopathology. A parallel latent path model was tested using robust maximum likelihood estimation in MPlus in which impulsivity was associated with internalizing psychopathology through antecedent and response-focused regulation. Results All adjusted measurement model fit indices were within standard cut-off limits (RMSEA = 0.000–0.069, CFI = 0.981–1.000, SRMR = 0.005–0.016). Impulsivity, β = 0.90, p