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Longitudinal Associations between Parental Emotional Dysregulation and Parental Emotion-related Socialization Behaviors: A Cross-lagged, Actor-partner Interdependence Model

LIU Chang1, JIANG Liuqing1, ZHENG Tianpeng1, BIAN Yufang1,2,3   

  1. 1. Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Child and Family Education Research Center, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    3. Institute of Mental Health and Education at Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Published:2025-09-15

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Abstract: To investigate the longitudinal reciprocal associations between parental emotional dysregulation and parental emotion-related socialization behaviors (ERSBs), a sample of 1542 parents of fourth-grade children were recruited, and followed annually from 2018 to 2020.A cross-lagged, actor-partner interdependence model was applied for the data analysis. Results showed that: (1) Parental emotional dysregulation had both negative and positive bidirectional associations with supportive and non-supportive ERSBs, respectively; (2) Both paternal and maternal emotional dysregulation significantly predicted their own ERSBs in subsequent time waves, while parental ERSBs could also significantly predict their own emotional dysregulation in subsequent time waves; (3) Both paternal and maternal emotional dysregulation significantly and positively predicted their partner’s non-supportive ERSBs in subsequent time waves.

Key words: parental emotional dysregulation, parental emotion-related socialization behaviors, cross-lagged model, actor-partner interdependence model, parents of primary school children

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