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This process is of specific interest in adolescence, a period when many first episodes of depression occur. Drawing from mindset theory, this study examined the hypothesis that FEMs would predict depressive symptoms via compromised ER competence. Results supported these hypotheses across two studies assessing participants in mid- and late adolescence. Specifically, using a comprehensive approach to assessing ER, results demonstrated that FEMs were associated with less engagement and more emotion dysregulation. In turn, higher engagement was associated with lower depressive symptoms whereas higher disengagement and emotion dysregulation were associated with higher depressive symptoms. An exploratory examination of gender differences showed that in late-, but not mid-adolescence, the strength of the connection between FEMs and ER differed between boys and girls. 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