Parenting Styles and Emotion Regulation: The Role of Behavioral and Psychological Control During Young Adulthood

Abstract

This study examined the relations between maternal parenting styles (including warmth, behavioral control, and psychological control) and young adults' emotion regulation. Participants included 246 young adults from a large Midwestern university, as well as their mothers. Higher levels of maternal control, particularly psychological control, were related to lower levels of young adults' emotion regulation. This study is among the first to explore the above relations within the context of young adulthood. Limitations and clinical implications are discussed.

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Trait Emotional Intelligence as Mediator Between Psychological Control and Behaviour Problems

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