Emotion regulation and understanding Implications for child psychopathology and therapy

Michael A. Southam-Gerowa,*, Philip C. Kendallb
aDepartment of Psychology, University of California-Los Angeles, Franz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, USA
bDepartment of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Received 19 June 2000; accepted 7 January 2001
Abstract
This paper considers the role of emotion regulation (i.e., extrinsic and intrinsic monitoring and adjusting of emotion) and emotion understanding(i.e., comprehension of the signs of, causes of, and ways to regulate emotion) in childhood adjustment.Developmental and clinical research focused on emotion regulation and emotion understanding are reviewed with an emphasis on studies including psychopathological samples. The implications of emotion research for the study of child psychopathology and child therapy are examined. D 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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