Mother-Daughter Mutual Arousal Escalation and Emotion Regulation in Adolescence.

ABSTRACT: Adolescence is a period of heightened emotionality, and difficulties with emotion regulation during adolescence are associated with the development of internalizing disorders, especially for girls, who are at elevated risk. Mothers may socialize emotion dysregulation by engaging in frequent interactions with their adolescents that involve mutual increases in arousal. This study tested a model of mother-adolescent mutual arousal escalation in a conflict discussion task in adolescent girls and examined associations between mutual arousal escalation and adolescent emotion regulation. Participants were 97 adolescent girls (M_age = 12.29[0.81]; 69% White) and their biological mothers. Dyads completed a 5 m conflict discussion task; skin conductance level was collected to measure arous

SUBMITTER: McKone KMP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8035290 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature