The Relationship of Parenting Stress and Parenting Styles with Coping Strategies in Adolescents: The Role of Modulators of Emotion Regulation and Mindfulness

Abstract

Background: The family is the most important institution in identifying the personal coping strategies and emotion regulation skills of the individual. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the role of emotion regulation and mindfulness modulators in the relationship of parenting stress and parenting styles with coping strategies. Methods: The sample was composed of 400 adolescents in 2016 who were selected from different districts of Tehran by multistage cluster sampling. They completed the adolescent coping scale, the Baumrind parenting style questionnaire, an emotion regulation checklist, and a mindfulness assessment tool for children and adolescents. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The results showed that mindfulness and emotion regulation are modulators in the relationship between parenting stress and coping strategies (P < 0.0001) and parenting styles and coping strategies (P < 0.0001). There were improper parenting stress and parenting styles but if adolescents developed emotion regulation and mindfulness skills, they would reduce the undesirable effects of bad parenting. Conclusions: Emotion regulation and mindfulness skills along with coping strategies in adolescents can modulate the relationship between parenting stress and parenting style. Keywords: Parenting Stress; Coping Strategy; Parenting Style; Emotion Regulation; Mindfulness