Emotion Regulation Profiles, Temperament, and Adjustment Problems in Preadolescents

Maureen Zalewski, Liliana J. Lengua, Anna C. Wilson, Anika Trancik, Alissa Bazinet

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Abstract

The longitudinal relations of emotion regulation profiles to temperament and adjustment in a community sample of preadolescents (N=196, 8-11years at Time 1) were investigated using person-oriented latent profile analysis (LPA). Temperament, emotion regulation, and adjustment were measured at 3 different time points, with each time point occurring 1year apart. LPA identified 5 frustration and 4 anxiety regulation profiles based on children's physiological, behavioral, and self-reported reactions to emotion-eliciting tasks. The relation of effortful control to conduct problems was mediated by frustration regulation profiles, as was the relation of effortful control to depression. Anxiety regulation profiles did not mediate relations between temperament and adjustment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)951-966
Number of pages16
JournalChild development
Volume82
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

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