Theses and Dissertations

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6479-0498

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Berman, Mitchell E.

Committee Member

Dozier, Mary E.

Committee Member

Stafford, Emily S.H.

Date of Degree

12-13-2024

Original embargo terms

Visible MSU only 2 years

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Campus Access Only

Major

Psychology

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Psychology

Abstract

Children of parents with high internalizing problems are at greater risk for developing psychological disorders. However, the link between recent parental internalizing problems and emotion regulation in emerging adults remains unclear. Given that emotion regulation is central to adaptive and maladaptive functioning, this is an important gap in the literature. Additionally, gender differences in emotion regulation have been found for parents and their offspring. This study examined how perceived parental internalizing problems relate to emotion regulation in emerging adults, considering the gender of both parents and their children from cisgender households. University students (N = 488; 138 men, 350 women) completed measures of parental internalizing behaviors and self-reported emotion regulation. Analysis revealed that both mother and father internalizing behaviors were associated with their children's emotion regulation, regardless of gender. The findings highlight the need for further research on parental influence. Study limitations and clinical implications are discussed.

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