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Emotion regulation in parenthood

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Rutherford, Helena J.V., Wallace, Norah S., Laurent, Heidemarie K., Mayes, Linda C.·2015·Developmental Review

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Emotion regulation, defined as the capacity to influence one's experience and expression of emotion, is a complex skill now recognized to evolve throughout the lifetime. Here we examine the role of emotion regulation in parenthood, and propose that regulatory function during this period is distinct from the emotion regulation skills acquired and implemented during other periods of life. In this review, we consider the unique demands of caring for a child and recognize that parents have to maintain a regulated state as well as facilitate regulation in their child, especially early in development. We examine neurobiological, hormonal and behavioral shifts during the transition to parenthood that may facilitate parental regulation in response to infant cues. Furthermore, we consider how parents shape emotion regulation in their child, and the clinical implications of regulatory functioning within the parent-child relationship.

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Authors: Rutherford, H. J. V., Wallace, N. S., Laurent, H. K., & Mayes, L. C.
Affiliations: Yale University (US)
University of Oregon (US)
Corresponding author: Rutherford, Helena J.V.
ORCID: Rutherford, Helena J.V.
Laurent, Heidemarie K.
Venue: Developmental Review
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-06
Volume: 36
Pages: 1-14
ISSN: 0273-2297 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2014.12.008
PMC: PMC4465117
OpenAlex: W2091646394
Cited by: 485
References: 109
Citations by year: 2026: 49 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 58 · 2023: 64 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 54 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 4
FWCI: 27.32
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Developmental Review (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: Anna Freud Centre
National Institute of Mental Health (F32MH083462-02)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Health and Development
Keywords: emotion regulation, parenthood, parenting, parent-child relationship, infant cues, affective neuroscience, hormones, child development, clinical implications

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