Intergenerational Transmission of Self-Regulation: The Effects of Mindful Parenting

Inter-generational transmission theories hypothesize a link between parental and adolescent self-regulation. We examine the effects of mindful parenting, a measure of self-regulatory processes within the parenting context, on adolescents’ emotional dysregulation. Tests of mediation showed that negative parenting behavior significantly mediate the effects of mindful parenting on adolescents' emotion dysregulation.