Individual differences in emotion regulation and behavior problems in preschool children

Pamela M. Cole; Nathan A. Fox; Carolyn Zahn-Waxler; Barbara A. Usher; Jean D. Welsh

doi:10.1037/0021-843X.105.4.518

Individual differences in emotion regulation and behavior problems in preschool children

Pamela M. Cole, Nathan A. Fox, Carolyn Zahn-Waxler, Barbara A. Usher, Jean D. Welsh

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Emotion regulation (ER) was assessed during a negative mood induction in 79 preschoolers who varied in degree of behavior problems. Facial expressivity during the induction was used to identify 3 ER groups: inexpressive, modulated expressive, and highly expressive. Group differences in ER were significantly related to heart rate and skin conductance. Inexpressive preschoolers had the highest heart rate, lowest vagal tone, and smallest autonomic nervous system (ANS) change during the induction. Highly expressive preschoolers had the slowest heart rate, highest vagal tone, and largest ANS change. The inexpressive and highly expressive groups had more externalizing symptoms than the modulated group at preschool age and at follow-up at the end of 1st grade. Inexpressive preschoolers appeared to have more depressed and anxious symptoms at follow-up.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	518-529
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of abnormal psychology
Volume	105
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.105.4.518
State	Published - Nov 1996

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