biostudies-literatureSchwartz-Mette RANIMH NIH HHSNational Institute of Mental Health749-761https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8102329biostudies-literatureUnknown49(6)Although most research conceptualizes emotion regulation as an internal process (i.e., intrapersonal), emotions are frequently regulated in an interpersonal context. Adolescents may be particularly prone to turn to peers for assistance, given that honing emotion regulation abilities is a key task and peers become increasingly important at this stage. Adolescents each participated with a self-nominated same-gender friend (total N = 186; M age = 15.68 years). All participants provided self-reports of their own emotion regulation difficulties and their engagement in interpersonal behaviors (excessive reassurance seeking, negative feedback seeking, conversational self-focus, self-disclosure) as well as their perceptions of their friends' engagement in excessive reassurance seeking and conversaResearch on child and adolescent psychopathologyIntrapersonal Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Maladaptive Interpersonal Behavior in Adolescence.PMC8102329L40 MH110917R15MH116341R15 MH116341Harrington RLawrence HRFearey EShankman JSchwartz-Mette RAfalseIntrapersonal Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Maladaptive Interpersonal Behavior in Adolescence.Although most research conceptualizes emotion regulation as an internal process (i.e., intrapersonal), emotions are frequently regulated in an interpersonal context. Adolescents may be particularly prone to turn to peers for assistance, given that honing emotion regulation abilities is a key task and peers become increasingly important at this stage. Adolescents each participated with a self-nominated same-gender friend (total N = 186; M age = 15.68 years). All participants provided self-reports of their own emotion regulation difficulties and their engagement in interpersonal behaviors (excessive reassurance seeking, negative feedback seeking, conversational self-focus, self-disclosure) as well as their perceptions of their friends' engagement in excessive reassurance seeking and conversa2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Jun2025-04-29T11:30:23.415Z2025-04-06T19:54:40.404ZS-EPMC81023293354427510.1007/s10802-020-00739-z