Substantial research suggests that caregivers and families are powerful socialization agents when it comes to how youth process and regulate cognitive-affective information, which in turn can be a risk or resilience factor for various forms of developmental psychopathology. To this end, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review features this special journal issue on the “Interplay of Family Factors & Cognitive-Affective Processes in Youth.” Featured articles review a wide array of methodologies and highlight numerous forms of cognitive-affective processing and family contextual factors. Multiple themes emerged across the twelve articles, emphasizing the need to examine (1) complex pathways within families, (2) the quality of cognitive-affective processes across individuals, (3) neurodevelopmental pathways linking socialization and cognitive-affective processes, (4) nuanced methods to assess “in-the-moment” cognitive-affective processes, (5) the impact of cultural background on how family factors intersect with youth cognitive-affective processes, and (6) the socialization of positive emotion. These papers showcase the applicability of this significant area of research for future efforts in prevention and intervention with youth at risk for, or already experiencing, some form of psychopathology.

大量研究表明，当涉及到青少年如何处理和调节认知情感信息时，看护者和家庭是强大的社会化推动者，而这反过来又可能是各种形式的发展性精神病理学的风险或复原力因素。为此，临床儿童和家庭心理学评论以“青少年家庭因素与认知-情感过程的相互作用”为主题的特刊。专题文章回顾了广泛的方法论，并强调了多种形式的认知情感处理和家庭背景因素。十二篇文章中出现了多个主题，强调需要检查（1）家庭内部的复杂途径，（2）个体认知-情感过程的质量，（3）连接社会化和认知-情感过程的神经发育途径，（4）评估“即时”认知情感过程的细微方法，（5）文化背景对家庭因素如何与青少年认知情感过程相交的影响，以及（6）积极情绪的社会化。