Children's relationship problems and the role of adaptive functioning, emotion dysregulation and parental cognitive restructuring

Positive social relationships have been variously linked to mental well-being, and it is therefore important to more fully understand the factors that may impede positive relationship development. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between elementary school-age children's em...

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Published in:European journal of developmental psychology 2023-03, Vol.20 (2), p.251-267
Main Authors: Sebre, Sandra B., Bite, Ieva, Miltuze, Anika, Kolesovs, Aleksandrs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adaptive functioning
Adjustment (to Environment)
Child Behavior
Children
Cognitive Processes
Cognitive Restructuring
Elementary School Students
emotion regulation
Emotional Response
Interpersonal Relationship
Parent Child Relationship
Parents
Problems
Psychological Patterns
relationship problems
Self Control
Self Management
Social Problems
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Summary:Positive social relationships have been variously linked to mental well-being, and it is therefore important to more fully understand the factors that may impede positive relationship development. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between elementary school-age children's emotion regulation, relationship problems, adaptive behaviour (communication, daily living, social skills), and parental emotion regulation. A sample of 210 parents of children ages 7 to 10 years old reported on their child's socioemotional functioning by completing the Child Behaviour Checklist, Vineland Adaptive Behaviour - III, and the Emotion Regulation Checklist. Parents also reported on their own emotion regulation strategies with the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Results showed parental emotion regulation (cognitive restructuring) to be associated both with child emotion regulation and child adaptive functioning. Negative covariance was found between child emotion dysregulation and adaptive functioning ratings. Structural modelling revealed child emotion dysregulation to be the direct predictor of relationship problems.
ISSN:1740-5629
1740-5610
DOI:10.1080/17405629.2022.2084067