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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
Parenting practices and dysregulation profile in a sample of Italian children
Pietro Muratori1, Valentina Levantini2, Sara Maggi1
1IRCCS Stella Maris, Scientific Institute of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Viale del Tirreno 331 Calambrone, Pisa 56018, Italy.
Background:
emotional dysregulation is a transdiagnostic factor linked to a heightened risk for psychopathology. A dysregulation profile (DP) derived from the Strenght and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is often used to indirectly assess emotional dysregulation in children and adolescents. Theoretical models account for parenting as a causal and maintaining factor for emotional dysregulation. Notwithstanding, empirical data are scant.
Methods:
547 students (47.5% males) aged between 9 and 11 years of age (mean age = 9.66, SD = 0.64) were assessed with the SDQ-DP (teacher and parent-reported) and their parents self-reported on their own parenting practices with the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire.
Results:
as expected, SDQ-DP teacher-rated was positively associated with maternal and paternal negative parenting practices; SDQ-DP mother and father-rated were both negatively associated with maternal and paternal positive parenting and positively associated with maternal and paternal negative parenting practices.
Limitation:
the age range is limited to pre-adolescents. The cross-sectional nature of the study precludes inferences on causality.
Conclusions:
youth's emotional dysregulation is linked to parenting practices. These findings support the need to include families in the intervention for emotionally dysregulated youths.
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