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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
Digital Pacifiers: Developmental Trajectories of Media Emotion Regulation in Early Childhood
Chenae Christensen-Duerden1, Sarah M Coyne1, Peter J Reschke1
1School of Family Life, Brigham Young University.
Computers in Human Behavior
|May 21, 2026
Summary
Parents
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Media Psychology
- Parenting Studies
Background:
- Parenting practices evolve as children grow.
- Media use is increasingly integrated into family life.
- Understanding parental strategies for emotion regulation is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine longitudinal changes in parents' use of media for emotion regulation (MER).
- To identify predictors of these media emotion regulation patterns.
- To explore the relationship between early MER and later problematic media use.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study with 587 parent-child dyads over six years.
- Annual assessments from child age 2.5 to 7.5.
- Latent growth curve modeling to analyze developmental trends in MER.
Main Results:
- Media emotion regulation (MER) consistently declined throughout early childhood.
- Higher initial MER linked to lower parental education, higher parental anxiety, and increased problematic media use.
- Early MER and slower declines predicted greater problematic media use later in childhood.
Conclusions:
- Media emotion regulation (MER) is developmental, changing across early childhood.
- Early reliance on media for emotion regulation may predict later problematic media use for both parents and children.
- Findings highlight the complex interplay between parenting, media, and emotion regulation.
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