Emotional Regulation Dysfunctions in Children with Oppositional Behaviors and Their Relationships with Mothers’ Emotional Parenting

The study examined emotional regulation in children with oppositional behaviors and possible implications of emotional parenting in this regulation. 192 mother-child dyads completed emotional regulation, emotional parenting style, and oppositional behaviors scales. Results showed more emotional dysregulation in children exhibiting opposition, that may be partly due to ineffective emotional parenting.