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Chapter 5 - The Role of Parental Emotion Regulation in Parental Neglect and Violence

from Part II - Influence of Parents’ Emotion Regulation on Parenting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2024

By
Sarah Miragoli ,
Luca Milani  and
Elena Camisasca
Edited by
Isabelle Roskam ,
James J. Gross  and
Moïra Mikolajczak
Isabelle Roskam
Affiliation:
Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
James J. Gross
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Moïra Mikolajczak
Affiliation:
Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
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Summary

This chapter aims to explore the emotional processes associated with parenting stress and competence, as specific risk factors in child maltreatment. We consider two key aspects of the relationship between emotion regulation (ER) and child maltreatment: (1) ER as an important antecedent of child maltreatment and (2) violent parenting behaviors as an ER strategy. The theoretical framework of the social information processing model guides our treatment of the subject. Gender differences and clinical implications are discussed.

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child maltreatmentemotion regulationparentingparenting stressgender differences
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Emotion Regulation and Parenting , pp. 101 - 115
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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