The Relationship Between Adaptive Emotion Regulation and Emotional and Physical Abuse, Emotional and Physical Neglect in Childhood, Reflective Functioning and Attachment Styles in Adolescents

Soltani, Fateme; pouyanasab, babak

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Soltani F, pouyanasab B. The Relationship Between Adaptive Emotion Regulation and Emotional and Physical Abuse, Emotional and Physical Neglect in Childhood, Reflective Functioning and Attachment Styles in Adolescents. JNIP 2025; 25 (29) :1-21
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The Relationship Between Adaptive Emotion Regulation and Emotional and Physical Abuse, Emotional and Physical Neglect in Childhood, Reflective Functioning and Attachment Styles in Adolescents

Fateme Soltani

, Babak Pouyanasab ^*

Department of Psychology, A.C., Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran

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The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between adaptive emotion regulation strategies and emotional and physical abuse and emotional and physical neglect in childhood, reflective functioning, and attachment styles in adolescents. The statistical population of this study consisted of all adolescents studying in Arak schools in the academic year 1402-1403. To collect data, the Garnevsky and Kraij Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies Questionnaire (2006), Bernstein et al.'s Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (2003), Fonagy et al.'s Reflective Function Questionnaire (2016), and Collins and Reed's Attachment Styles Questionnaire (1990) were used, and analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and univariate regression. The findings showed that the variables of emotional-physical abuse, emotional-physical neglect, and ambivalent attachment style had a negative and significant relationship with adaptive emotion regulation strategies. Reflective functioning had a positive and significant relationship with adaptive emotion regulation strategies. Secure attachment style showed a non-significant relationship with adaptive strategies. The findings also showed that 14.9% of the variance in adaptive strategies was explained by the variables of emotional-physical abuse, emotional-physical neglect, reflective functioning, and attachment styles, which indicated the appropriateness of the presented regression model. Keywords: Emotion regulation, emotional and physical abuse, and emotional and physical neglect in childhood, reflective functioning, attachment styles.

Keywords: Emotion Regulation, Emotional and Physical Abuse, Emotional and Physical Neglect in Childhood, Reflective Functioning, Attachment Styles

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2025/07/30 | Revised: 2025/09/26 | Accepted: 2025/09/2 | Published: 2025/02/28