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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
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Parental Problem Drinking, Parent Emotion Socialization and Child Emotion Regulation
Peggy S Keller1, Kyle P Rawn1, Julie Dunsmore2
1Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
|January 2, 2025
Summary
Parental postpartum depression (PPD) increases child emotion regulation difficulties. This occurs through parental depression and less supportive reactions to children's negative emotions, highlighting parent socialization as a key intervention target.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Postpartum depression (PPD) affects parental well-being and family dynamics.
- Child emotion regulation is crucial for psychological development.
- Parental responses to child emotions influence emotional development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate postpartum depression (PPD) in mothers and fathers as a risk factor for child emotion regulation difficulties.
- To examine the mediating roles of parental depression and parent emotion socialization in this relationship.
- To explore potential moderating effects of parent and child sex.
Main Methods:
- Online survey of 337 parents reporting on a child aged 5-12 years.
- Assessed parental postpartum depression (PPD), parental depression, and parent emotion socialization (supportive/nonsupportive reactions to child negative emotions).
- Statistical modeling to test serial mediation and moderation effects.
Main Results:
- Postpartum depression (PPD) was linked to increased parental depression.
- Parental depression was associated with less supportive and more nonsupportive reactions to child negative emotions.
- PPD indirectly predicted poorer child emotion regulation via reduced supportive parent reactions.
Conclusions:
- Parent emotion socialization practices are a significant pathway through which postpartum depression (PPD) confers risk for child psychological problems.
- Parental reactions to child emotions represent a potential intervention target for mitigating PPD's impact.
- Findings underscore the importance of supporting parents' emotional well-being to foster healthy child emotional development.
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