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Emotion regulation and parenting in AD/HD and comparison boys: linkages with social behaviors and peer preference.

Journal of abnormal child psychology ·Vol. 28 ·No. 1 ·2000-02-00 ·Pages 73-86

Melnick SM, Hinshaw SP

Abstract

Children's emotion regulation strategies and parenting responses in a family task that elicited frustration are investigated by comparing core attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) symptomatology, emotional reactivity, and emotional regulation in the prediction of social behaviors and peer social preference. Participants were boys, ages 6-12 years, either with AD/HD (n = 45) or without problem behaviors (comparison; n = 34). A high-aggressive subgroup of AD/HD boys showed a significantly less constructive pattern of emotional coping than did both a low-aggressive AD/HD subgroup of boys and nondiagnosed comparison boys, who did not differ. With statistical control of core AD/HD symptomatology, noncompliance in a naturalistic summer camp was predicted by boys' overall emotion regulation and three specific strategies (emotional accommodation, problem solving, negative responses) during the parent-child interaction. Emotional accommodation and negative responses to the frustration task also marginally predicted social preference at the camp. These emotion regulation variables outperformed emotional reactivity in predicting such outcomes. Some emotion-related parenting behaviors were associated with child coping in the task. We discuss the relationship of emotion regulation to core AD/HD symptomatology and emotional reactivity, and the role of parents' behaviors in influencing children's emotional responses.

MeSH Terms
Affect Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/therapy Child Choice Behavior Humans Male Parent-Child Relations Parenting Peer Group Social Behavior Socialization
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Melnick S M
Harvard Medical School, USA. [email protected]
Hinshaw S P
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of abnormal child psychology
Abbr.
J Abnorm Child Psychol
ISSN
0091-0627
DOI
10.1023/a:1005174102794
Email
[email protected]
Published
2000-02-00
Pages
73-86
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0364547
Subset
IM
Grants
NIMH NIH HHS · F31MH10861-02 · United States
NIMH NIH HHS · R01 MH45064 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1023/a:1005174102794
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