The Relationship between Emotion Regulation and Emotion Knowledge in Preschoolers: A Longitudinal Study

Beatriz Lucas-Molina, Laura Quintanilla, Renata Sarmento-Henrique, Javier Martín Babarro and Marta Giménez-Dasí
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Beatriz Lucas-Molina: Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Laura Quintanilla: Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Renata Sarmento-Henrique: Department of Education and Psychology, Centro Universitario Cardenal Cisneros, 28806 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Javier Martín Babarro: Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain
Marta Giménez-Dasí: Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 16, 1-12

Abstract: Numerous studies have shown the important role of both emotion regulation (ER) and emotion knowledge (EK) in child development. Despite the number of studies carried out on both variables, there is practically no research on the developmental relationship between these two constructs. We present a longitudinal study to explore the relationship between EK and ER in preschoolers in which we measured these variables over 3 academic years in a cohort of 108 preschool children using the Test of Emotion Comprehension (TEC) and the Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC). The ERC is divided into 2 subscales: Emotional Regulation (ER) and Lability/Negativity (L/N). Two cross-lagged models were constructed in order to examine the predictive power of ER and L/N on EK across the three time points. The results suggest that ER is an ability that precedes and predicts EK during preschool years. We also discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

Keywords: emotion regulation; emotion knowledge; longitudinal study; preschool years (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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