Parenting behavior is key to understanding transmission of intergenerational trauma-related risk. Emotion dysregulation (ED) and psychological symptoms are associated with negative parenting behaviors, although their unique roles remain unclear. The current study examined associations of ED dimensions, depression, PTSD, and substance use with parenting behaviors in African American mothers. Participants included 98 mother-child dyads recruited from an urban hospital setting. Trauma exposure, ED, depression, substance use, and parenting behaviors (overreactivity, laxness, demandingness, warmth, corporal punishment) were assessed using self-report measures. PTSD was assessed using a semi-structured interview. Correlational results showed significant positive associations between ED and dysfunctional parenting behavior (p < .001), overreactivity (p < .001), and laxness (p < .01) and negative associations with warmth (p < .01). These associations varied across the dimensions of ED examined. Regression analyses were run to examine the unique effects of ED (separate models for overall and specific dimensions) and psychological symptoms; overall ED and its dimensions accounted for significant variance in parental behaviors (R ² = .10–.24, p’s < .01), while additional model steps including psychological symptoms were not significant except for the association between depression and lower warmth. In efforts to reduce the intergenerational effects of trauma, parenting interventions that include a direct focus on certain dimensions of ED may be critical.

养育行为是理解代际创伤相关风险传递的关键。情绪失调（ED）和心理症状与消极的养育行为有关，尽管它们的独特作用仍不清楚。目前的研究调查了非裔美国母亲的 ED 维度、抑郁症、创伤后应激障碍和物质使用与养育行为之间的关系。参与者包括从城市医院招募的 98 名母子。使用自我报告措施评估创伤暴露、ED、抑郁、药物使用和养育行为（过度反应、松懈、苛求、温暖、体罚）。创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）是通过半结构化访谈进行评估的。相关性结果显示，ED 与功能失调的养育行为 ( p < .001)、过度反应 ( p < .001) 和松懈 ( p < .01) 之间存在显着正相关，与温暖呈负相关 ( p < .01) 。这些关联因所检查的 ED 的维度而异。进行回归分析来检验 ED（整体和特定维度的单独模型）和心理症状的独特影响；总体 ED 及其维度解释了父母行为的显着差异（ R ² = .10–.24， p's < .01），而除了抑郁和较低温暖之间的关联之外，包括心理症状在内的其他模型步骤并不显着。为了减少创伤的代际影响，包括直接关注 ED 某些方面的育儿干预措施可能至关重要。