title: Emotionality, emotion regulation, and adaptation among 5- to 8-year-old children.
abstract: This study investigated relations between emotionality, emotion regulation, and children's behavioral adaptation in a longitudinal design. Mothers rated emotionality and emotion regulation related to anger, fear, and positive emotions-exuberance for 151 children at age 5 and later at age 6 years 6 months. Emotionality and emotion regulation measures were modestly related. Preschool ratings at age 6 (n = 125), maternal ratings at age 6 years 6 months (n = 133), and elementary school ratings at age 8 (n = 135) of problems and competence were also collected. High anger emotionality and low regulation of positive emotions and exuberance predicted externalizing problem behavior and prosocial behavior. High fear emotionality and low fear regulation predicted internalizing problem behavior. There were few interactive effects of emotionality and regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden. annmargret.rydell@psyk.uu.se
authors.forename: Ann-Margret
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rydell
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berlin
authors.forename: Gunilla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bohlin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000786:Anger; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004644:Emotions; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D013694:Temperament