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Associations between maternal personality dysfunction and emotion suppression and adolescent emotion suppression.
Jennifer J Phillips1, Cynthia L Smith2, Martha Ann Bell3
1Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, USA. jennphill@vt.edu.
Maternal emotion suppression and personality dysfunction predict adolescent emotion suppression. These findings highlight the significant role of mothers in shaping adolescent emotion regulation strategies.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Adolescent Health
Background:
- Adaptive emotion regulation is crucial for adolescents to prevent psychopathology.
- While peer and biological factors are studied, maternal influences on adolescent emotion regulation are less understood.
- Previous research indicates maternal factors are key in early childhood emotion regulation development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between maternal characteristics and emotion regulation in adolescents.
- To examine if maternal emotion regulation and personality predict adolescent emotion suppression.
Main Methods:
- 123 adolescent-mother dyads completed self-report measures.
- Emotion regulation was operationalized as emotion suppression for both groups.
- Maternal personality dysfunction was also assessed.
Main Results:
- Maternal emotion suppression was positively associated with adolescent emotion suppression.
- Maternal interpersonal personality dysfunction also positively predicted adolescent emotion suppression.
- No link was found between maternal intrapersonal personality functioning and adolescent emotion suppression.
Conclusions:
- Maternal personality dysfunction and emotion suppression independently predict adolescent emotion suppression.
- These findings underscore the influence of maternal factors on adolescent emotion regulation.
- The study supports the role of maternal characteristics in shaping adolescent emotional development.
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