The Impact of Parenting on Emotion Regulation During Childhood and Adolescence

Regulating emotions well is critical for promoting social and emotional health among children and adolescents. Parents play a prominent role in how children develop emotion regulation. In 2007, Morris et al. proposed a tripartite model suggesting that parents influence children's emotion regula...

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Published inChild development perspectives Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 233 - 238
Main Authors Morris, Amanda S., Criss, Michael M., Silk, Jennifer S., Houltberg, Benjamin J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2017
Subjects
Adolescents
child and adolescent development
Childhood
Children & youth
emotion regulation
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Health promotion
parenting
Parents & parenting
Prevention programs
Self destructive behavior
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Summary:Regulating emotions well is critical for promoting social and emotional health among children and adolescents. Parents play a prominent role in how children develop emotion regulation. In 2007, Morris et al. proposed a tripartite model suggesting that parents influence children's emotion regulation through three mechanisms: children's observation of parents' emotion regulation, emotion‐related parenting practices, and the emotional climate of the family. Over the past decade, we have conducted many studies that support this model, which we summarize here along with other research related to parenting and emotion regulation. We also discuss recent research on the effects of parenting on the neural circuitry involved in emotion regulation and highlight potential directions for research. Finally, we suggest how this research can aid prevention and intervention efforts to help families.
ISSN:1750-8592
1750-8606
DOI:10.1111/cdep.12238