Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
The Influence of Parents on Emotion Regulation in Middle Childhood: A Systematic Review
Originally published 2022-08-10 · Children
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/children9081200 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
What helps a parent take a child’s feelings seriously while guiding behavior?
The review links respectful attention to children’s emotions with parents’ own regulation, beliefs and the family emotional climate. It emphasizes attunement rather than one rigid response.
Who was studied?
Fifty papers on modifiable parental emotion-socialization processes
Age / stage: Middle childhood
Read with three questions
- What four modifiable emotion-socialization domains did the review identify?
- Why did the authors describe helpful responses as child- and context-specific?
- How heavily did the evidence rely on subjective measures?
Keep the limits in view
Many included studies used subjective measures and varied constructs. The review calls for replication; it does not establish a single universally effective emotion-coaching script.
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Karen De Raeymaecker; Monica Dhar; Dora Isabel Fialho Pereira (2022). The Influence of Parents on Emotion Regulation in Middle Childhood: A Systematic Review Children. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081200
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