A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Roles of recalled parenting experiences and effortful control in adult daily emotion regulation
Authors: Tammilehto Jaakko, Flykt Marjo, Peltonen Kirsi, Kuppens Peter, Bosmans Guy, Lindblom Jallu
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Cognition and Emotion
Journal name in source: COGNITION & EMOTION
Journal acronym: COGNITION EMOTION
Volume: 37
Issue: 4
First page : 795
Last page: 817
Number of pages: 23
ISSN: 0269-9931
eISSN: 1464-0600
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2023.2209711
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2023.2209711
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/179732312
Research suggests that both childhood experiences with one's parents and individual differences in effortful control contribute to adult emotion regulation (ER). However, it is unclear how they associate with specific ER processes. In this adult study, we examined the roles of recalled parenting experiences and effortful control in daily ER selection and implementation. Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), we focused on ER strategies of reappraisal, suppression, and rumination. We hypothesized recalled parental warmth, rejection, and overcontrol to predict adult ER selection and effectiveness of ER implementation and effortful control to mediate these effects. One hundred twenty-two adults answered self-reported questionnaires on their childhood experiences with their parents and effortful control. In EMA, they reported ER and emotions seven times daily for seven days. Recalled parental warmth predicted less suppression and rumination, whereas recalled overcontrol, especially in fathers, predicted greater suppression and reappraisal. However, recalled parenting experiences did not predict the effectiveness of ER implementation, and no support was found for the mediating role of effortful control between recalled parenting experiences and ER. Our findings suggest that recalled parenting experiences may guide adult ER selection rather than shape ER implementation, and these links may be largely independent of their effortful control.
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