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Self- and Co-Regulation in European Caregiver-Child Dyads

Sabina Pauen et al.

European Psychologist2025https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000543article
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Children’s capacity to regulate their impulses increases during early years, supported by their caregivers’ co-regulation. The questionnaire IMMA (Impulse-Management in the Caregiver-Child Dyad; Pauen et al., 2019 ) assesses (1) parental ideas and goals regarding child self-regulation development, (2) child self-regulation strategies, and (3) parental co-regulation strategies. A total of N = 2,478 parents from Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Poland with children aged 1–6 years ( M = 36.34, range 12–83 months) filled out the IMMA short-form online. The factor structure reached an adequate model fit in all countries and closely resembled that of the original version, with few interesting exceptions. Cross-sectional analyses revealed that parents’ expectations regarding child self-regulation development, children’s self-regulation-, and parents’ co-regulation strategies changed dynamically throughout early childhood. Based on the findings, we conclude that the IMMA-SF provides a valid instrument to further explore this interplay across development.

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@article{sabina2025,
  title        = {{Self- and Co-Regulation in European Caregiver-Child Dyads}},
  author       = {Sabina Pauen et al.},
  journal      = {European Psychologist},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000543},
}

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0.41

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.25 × 0.4 = 0.10
M · momentum0.55 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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