Theoretical perspectives propose that parents' dispositional emotion regulation (ER) tendencies are likely associated with youth mental health concerns. The aim of the current study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between parental dispositional ER tendencies – both maladaptive and adaptive – and youth mental health symptoms. Regarding maladaptive parental ER, 32 unique studies (N = 6399) with 126 effects were included. A significant, small-to-moderate, effect was observed (r = 0.25) such that higher maladaptive parental ER was linked to heightened youth mental health symptoms. No differences were observed based on youth age or psychiatric risk status, yet effects were stronger when drawn from the same informant in contrast to different informants. Further, 12 studies (N = 4241) including 28 effects were identified and a significant, albeit small, relation (r = −0.16) between adaptive parental ER and youth mental health symptoms occurred. A narrative review of these studies evaluating adaptive parental ER and youth mental health symptoms was performed due to the limited number of effects found beyond parental dispositional mindfulness. These findings generally support the notion that parental dispositional ER tendencies are modestly associated with youth mental health concerns. Future directions and clinical implications are discussed.

理论观点表明，父母的性格情绪调节（ER）倾向可能与青少年心理健康问题有关。本研究的目的是进行系统回顾和荟萃分析，以评估父母性格的 ER 倾向（包括适应不良和适应性）与青少年心理健康症状之间的关系。关于适应不良的父母 ER，包括 32 项独特的研究（N = 6399），具有 126 种影响。观察到显着的、小到中度的影响（r = 0.25），因此较高的不适应父母 ER 与青少年心理健康症状的加剧有关。基于青年年龄或精神病风险状况没有观察到差异，但与不同的线人相比，从同一线人中提取的效果更强。此外，确定了 12 项研究 (N = 4241)，包括 28 项效应，并确定了一个显着的、尽管很小的关系 ( r = -0.16）在适应性父母 ER 和青少年心理健康症状之间发生。由于在父母性格正念之外发现的影响数量有限，因此对这些评估适应性父母 ER 和青少年心理健康症状的研究进行了叙述性回顾。这些研究结果普遍支持这样一种观点，即父母性格的 ER 倾向与青少年心理健康问题适度相关。讨论了未来的方向和临床意义。