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ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2026

Multimodal assessment of emotion regulation in children of parents with a mental illness.

Naomi Leona Werkmann, Arleta Angelika Luczejko, Klara Hagelweide, Matthias F J Sperl, Rudolf Stark, Sarah Weigelt, Hanna Christiansen, Meinhard Kieser, Kathleen Otto, Corinna Reck and 5 more

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Naomi Leona WerkmannDepartment of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10, Giessen, 35394, Germany. naomi.werkmann@psychol.uni-giessen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5028-1790
Arleta Angelika LuczejkoDepartment of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10, Giessen, 35394, Germany.
Klara HagelweideDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2249-3689
Matthias F J SperlDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5011-0780
Rudolf StarkDepartment of Psychotherapy and Systems Neuroscience, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4299-5280
Sarah WeigeltDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.
Hanna ChristiansenDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8104-0711
Meinhard KieserInstitute of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-4333
Kathleen OttoDepartment of Work and Organizational Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5737-2575
Corinna ReckDepartment of Psychology, Ludwig Maximilians University München, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0759-1563
Ricarda SteinmayrDepartment of Psychology, Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0294-1045
Linda WirthweinDepartment of Psychology, Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-2634
Anna-Lena ZietlowFaculty of Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-5711
Christina SchwenckDepartment of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10, Giessen, 35394, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-246X
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Abstract

Emotion regulation (ER) is a relevant transdiagnostic mechanism for mental health, involving cognitive, behavioral, and physiological processes. Children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI) are at increased risk for ER difficulties, yet the integration of state and trait ER assessments remains underexplored. This study employs a multimodal approach to assess ER in COPMI compared to children of parents without a mental illness (COPWMI). We examined trait ER via self-report in 195 children (96 COPMI/99 COPWMI) aged 4 - 16, cognitive state ER using an emotional Go/Nogo task in 243 children (96 COPMI/147 COPWMI) aged 7 - 16, and physiological state ER through heart rate and electrodermal activity responses during an emotional video task in 124 children (49 COPMI/75 COPWMI) aged 7 - 16. No significant group differences emerged in cognitive or physiological measures of state ER. Emotional stimuli affected physiological responses across all participants, but COPMI did not show heightened reactivity or diminished affective inhibitory control compared to COPWMI. Furthermore, trait ER did not significantly predict state ER responses across groups. These findings challenge the assumption of broad ER impairments in COPMI and highlight the importance of considering situational and environmental factors when assessing ER. The absence of universal state ER deficits suggests that some COPMI may compensate for potential vulnerabilities.

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Children of parents with mental illnessEmotion regulationMultimodal assessmentState ERTrait ER

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