Effects of mother-offspring and father-offspring dynamics on emerging adults’ adjustment: The mediating role of emotion regulation

Cheung, R. Y. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0998-7991, Leung, M. C., Chan, K. K. S. and Lam, C. B. (2019) Effects of mother-offspring and father-offspring dynamics on emerging adults’ adjustment: The mediating role of emotion regulation. PLoS ONE, 14 (2). e0212331. ISSN 1932-6203 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212331

Abstract/Summary

The present study tested a theoretical model of emotion regulation between parent-offspring dynamics and emerging adults’ adjustment. The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies, including cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, were investigated for the effects of mother-offspring and father-offspring dynamics on emerging adults’ adjustment. A sample of 352 Chinese emerging adults in Hong Kong (230 female, 121 male) participated in this study. Participants were asked to complete a set of self-reported questionnaires. Findings based on structural equation modeling indicated that greater mother-offspring intimacy and father-offspring intimacy predicted emerging adults’ better cognitive reappraisal and psychological, social, and general health. Greater mother-offspring conflict also predicted more expressive suppression and poorer psychological and social functioning. Distinctive mediation pathways as a function of parents’ gender were identified. These findings enrich the literature for parent-offspring dynamics and emotion regulation as explanatory processes of emerging adults’ adjustment.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/107958
Identification Number/DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0212331
Refereed	Yes
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Publisher	Public Library of Science
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