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April 29, 2026Development and Psychopathology0 citationsOpen Access

Emotion regulation in young children of mothers with borderline personality disorder: A transgenerational perspective

MBMelanie BunzGerman Center for Infection Research RDRabea DerhardtGerman Center for Infection Research SSSabine SeehagenGerman Center for Infection Research

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This research aims to explore emotion regulation in young children of mothers with borderline personality disorder.
Investigated emotion regulation strategies in young children with mothers diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
Conducted exploratory analyses on age-specific and developmentally typical differences in emotion regulation strategy use.
Employed a transgenerational perspective to examine emotional patterns.
Found significant differences in emotion regulation strategies used by young children based on their mothers' mental health.
Identified a need for longitudinal studies to clarify the impact of early emotion regulation patterns on later psychopathological outcomes.

Abstract

= .003). Exploratory analyses revealed age-specific and developmentally typical differences in ER strategy use. These findings contribute to the literature on ER in C-BPD and highlight the need for longitudinal studies to clarify how and when early ER patterns may influence later psychopathological outcomes.

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