Role of Parenting in the Development of Emotional Regulations and Mental health in Teenagers

Abstract

Adolescence is one of the critical development phases where emotions, psychological and social transformations occur rapidly thus adolescents are more susceptible to mental challenges like anxiety, depression, stress and emotional instability. Parenting is significant in this phase to influence emotional and coping patterns and psychological health of adolescents. One critical determinant of the mental health of the adolescents is emotional regulation, which means the capacity to recognize, handle, and to express emotions in a proper way. Studies indicate that parenting styles, emotional support of parents and parent child relationships have a significant effect on the regulation of emotions and mental health outcomes of adolescents. Positive and authoritative parenting practices are usually linked to emotional regulation, high self-esteem and psychological wellbeing, and authoritarian and neglectful parenting practices are usually linked to emotional issues, stress and depression. This paper reviews the role of parenting in emotional regulation and how it affects the adolescent mental health based on qualitative review of recent studies released in the past five years (between 2021-2025).