This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund
The study examined the relationship between emotion regulation and parenting under emotional strain across various stress contexts—personal, familial, and environmental. Through four empirical studies, it investigated how different emotion regulation strategies, including reappraisal, mentalization, suppression, and
rumination, affect parental well-being and functioning. The findings indicate that the use of reappraisal and mentalization serves as a protective factor during times of
distress, whereas rumination and suppression are associated with higher levels of
psychological distress and parental burnout. These results highlight the importance of providing emotional and cognitive support to parents—particularly those raising
children with disabilities—to strengthen their resilience and parental functioning.
Keywords: parenting, emotion regulation, disabilities, parental burnout, rumination, mentalization, reappraisal, stress contexts
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