ANCOVA analyses were then used to examine the association of emotional reactivity (i.e.,
affect slope) on emotion regulation behaviors (gaze avoidance, gestures, self-comforting
behaviors) across group (ELGA, VLGA). Findings indicated that across ELGA and VLGA
groups, an increased use of gestures was associated with affect becoming more negative
(i.e., affect slope decreased; F(1, 46) = 3.49, p = .038). A non-significant interaction term in
this analysis suggests that the slopes of these associations (affect slope and gesture use) was
similar in the two groups. The associations between change in affect and gaze avoidance,
and self-comforting behaviors were non-significant.