Bita Bahrami - Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Behrooz Dolatshahi - Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas Pourshahbaz - Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parvaneh Mohammadkhani - Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare emotion regulation among the authoritative, authoritarian and permissive parenting styles of mothers with preschool children.  Methods: The statistic community of this study was all the mothers in Tehran who had preschool children aged between ۴ and ۶ years. By convenient sampling, ۸ kindergartens were selected, and the questionnaires were completed by mothers. The sample consisted of ۲۷۰ mothers with preschool children. The participants completed the questionnaires, and the data were analyzed with MANOVA. Results: Significant difference between the groups in terms of emotion regulation was observed. The authoritative mothers had the highest score in emotion regulation. Conclusion: Our results indicated that emotion regulation played the main role in different parenting styles.

Parenting, Emotions, Mothers