International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research and Developmental Studies
E-ISSN: 2469-7811 • Impact Factor - 9.587

PARENTAL EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ADOLESCENT EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Adolescence is a formative period during which emotional skills and self‐regulation become consolidated. Parents shape this trajectory through a combination of attachment security, emotion socialisation and day‐to‐day interactions. Warmth and responsiveness foster adolescents’ capacity to identify, express and regulate emotions, promoting resilience and subjective well‐being. By contrast, psychological control, withdrawal of affection and conditional approval undermine autonomy, increase self‐conscious emotions and contribute to vulnerability to depressive symptoms. Parenting styles characterised by high support and clear but reasonable limits tend to encourage adaptive guilt and a secure sense of self, whereas styles marked by inconsistency or excessive demands are linked to shame, contingent self‐esteem and maladaptive coping. These processes are bidirectional: adolescents’ temperamental reactivity and emerging autonomy may elicit shifts in parental behaviour over time. Cultural norms further modulate the impact of specific practices, with the same parental strategy yielding different emotional outcomes in varying sociocultural contexts. In sum, parental influence sets a foundation for adolescents’ long‐term emotional health, shaping their ability to navigate social challenges and maintain psychological balance into adulthood.

Keywords: emotional, intelligence, parent, adolescent, development

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