Assessing parental emotion regulation in the context of parenting: A systematic review

Parental self-regulation and engagement in emotion socialization: A systematic review.

“…Behavioral (Adrian & Berk, 2020;Ramsook et al, 2020), self-report (Gratz et al, 2020), and physiological (Beauchaine & Bell, 2020) methods have been used to measure emotion regulation and dysregulation among adults, and in the context of parenting specifically (see X. Zhang et al, 2023, for a review), extending from different research traditions. For example, the extended process model of emotion regulation (Gross, 2014) posits that emotion regulation unfolds across several stages as individuals identify whether to regulate an emotion, select regulation strategies, and implement such strategies.…”

“…A. Thompson, 2014), but less is known about processes underlying ERSBs. We conducted a systematic review to establish the extent to which parents’ self-regulation is associated with their ERSBs, expanding upon systematic reviews and meta-analyses that posit self-regulation as important to childrearing (Bridgett et al, 2015; Crandall et al, 2015; Lavi et al, 2021; X. Zhang et al, 2023; Zimmer-Gembeck et al, 2022).…”

“…A related construct is emotion dysregulation , or patterns of emotion experience and/or expression that interfere with goal-directed behavior (Beauchaine, 2015a). Behavioral (Adrian & Berk, 2020; Ramsook et al, 2020), self-report (Gratz et al, 2020), and physiological (Beauchaine & Bell, 2020) methods have been used to measure emotion regulation and dysregulation among adults, and in the context of parenting specifically (see X. Zhang et al, 2023, for a review), extending from different research traditions.…”

“…Parents may find that their own emotions and regulatory processes are elicited when youth are engaging in challenging behavior and expressing emotions (Bariola et al, 2011; Barrett & Fleming, 2011; Bridgett et al, 2015; Crandall et al, 2015; Deater-Deckard, 2014; Deater-Deckard & Sturge-Apple, 2017; Dix, 1991; Hajal & Paley, 2020; Johnston et al, 2012; Lavi et al, 2021; E. Lunkenheimer et al, 2023; Penner & Rutherford, 2022; Rutherford et al, 2015; Teti & Cole, 2011; X. Zhang et al, 2023; Zimmer-Gembeck et al, 2022).…”

“…This critique reflects the broader point that research and theory are needed to clarify whether self-regulation assessed in the context of parenting is unique from parents' broader self-regulation abilities and skills (e.g.,Lorber et al, 2017). See X Zhang et al (2023). for a recent review of the measurement of parental emotion regulation in parenting contexts.SELF-REGULATION AND EMOTION SOCIALIZATION…”