Investigation of emotional regulation skills of 48-72 months children according to mothers' emotional regulation difficulties and adult attachment styles

Aim: Purpose of the research; adult attachment styles of mothers, the emotional regulation difficulties of mothers and the relationship between emotion regulation skills of 48-72 months old children. In addition, in this study, it was aimed to examine the emotional regulation skills of 48-72 months old children, adult attachment styles of mothers and emotional difficulties of mothers according to demographic characteristics. Method: The sample of the study consists of 491 mothers with 48-72 months old children living in Istanbul. In the research, Informed Consent Form to receive survey approval from mothers, Demographic Information Form to obtain general information about mothers and their children, Emotion Regulation Scale to be filled by their mothers in order to evaluate their emotional regulation difficulties. Emotion Difficulty Difficulty Scale and Adult Attachment Styles Scale are used to determine mothers' adult attachment styles. Independent Groups t Test, Anova Test, Correlation and Regression Analysis are used in the research. Results: Children's emotion regulation skills; It was found that there was no statistically significant difference according to the education level of the mothers, the duration of marriage and the age of the children. Children's emotion regulation skills; It was found that there was a statistically significant difference according to the gender of the child, the working status of the mothers and the age of the mothers. It was found that there was a statistically significant and negative relationship between the emotional regulation difficulties of the mothers and their children's emotional regulation skills. It was found that there was a statistically significant, negative relationship between the anxious-indecisive and avoidant attachment styles of the mothers and their emotional regulation skills. A statistically significant, positive correlation was found between the mothers' secure attachment style and their children's emotion regulation skills. Considering the common effect of mothers 'emotional regulation difficulties and mothers' adult attachment styles; It was found that the children could explain 1% of their emotion regulation skills and the model was weak. The literature related to the research was examined, compared with the research findings and discussed and suggestions were made. Conclusion: This study shows that adult attachment styles of mothers and their emotional regulation difficulties affect their children's emotional regulation skills. At the same time, some demographic characteristics (child's age, mother's working status, mother's age) affect children's emotional regulation skills. In this context, it is thought that this study will contribute to the quality of the relationship between the mother-child, the development of emotional skills, therapists in analyzing psychological disorders and the research conducted in the relationship between mother-child in our country. Keywords: Adult attachment styles, emotion regulation skills, emotion regulation difficulties, 48-72 months child