Emotion regulation in children and adolescents.
Abstract
Within the past two decades, an "affect revolution" [Fischer and Tangney, Self-conscious Emotions: The Psychology of Shame, Guilt, Embarrassment, and Pride 1995:3-22] in research has revolutionized the ways in which emotion processes have been conceptualized and subsequently studied. This review discusses the literature on emotion regulation (ER) in childhood and adolescence by first summarizing the trajectory of emotional development from infancy through adolescence, followed by a discussion of the biological and environmental influences on ER, and then a review of the literature linking ER to psychosocial functioning. The penultimate section offers practical suggestions for identifying ER difficulties in children and strategies for intervention efforts. Potential areas for future research conclude the review.
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Migrant children with low social integration may have fewer emotion regulation skills than older youth populations.
“They may have fewer emotion regulation skills than do older youth populations [59].”
From Effects of Mindfulness and Life-Skills Training on Emotion Regulation and Anxiety Symptoms in Chinese Migrant Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (2024) · cites this paper as [59]
Adolescence is a turbulent period fraught with numerous developmental changes and may be vulnerable for psychological distress.
“Adolescence is a turbulent period fraught with numerous developmental changes and may be vulnerable for psychological distress (Silk et al., 2003; Zeman et al., 2006).”
From Adolescents' mindfulness and psychological distress: The mediating role of emotion regulation (2019) · cites this paper as Zeman et al., 2006
Lack of emotion regulation is identified as a critical factor in many psychological problems.
“Emotion regulation refers to the ability to effectively manage the affective states whereas the lack of which is identified as a critical factor in many psychological problems (Gross, 1998; Zeman et al., 2006).”
From Adolescents' mindfulness and psychological distress: The mediating role of emotion regulation (2019) · cites this paper as Zeman et al., 2006
The ability to regulate emotions follows other developments in cognitive, social, and physiological domains, gradually emerging from infancy to adulthood.
“The ability to regulate emotions follows other developments in the cognitive, social, and physiological domains, gradually emerging from infancy to adulthood (Zeman, Cassano, Perry-Parrish, & Stegall, 2006).”
From A randomized controlled trial of strong minds: A school-based mental health program combining acceptance and commitment therapy and positive psychology (2016) · cites this paper as Zeman et al., 2006
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- Authors
- ZEMAN, J., CASSANO, M., PERRY-PARRISH, C., & STEGALL, S.
- Affiliations
- William & Mary (US)
- ORCID
- ZEMAN, JANICE
- Venue
- Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
- Published
- 2006-04
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 155-168
- ISSN
- 0196-206X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2039361616
- Cited by
- 810
- References
- 89
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- FWCI
- 2.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Keywords
- emotion regulation, children, adolescents, emotional development, self-conscious emotions, shame, guilt, embarrassment, pride, biological influences, environmental influences, psychosocial functioning, intervention strategies
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Affect, Child, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Emotions, Humans, Infant, Parent-Child Relations
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