Emotion regulation (ER) refers to the ability to regulate emotional reactions in response to stimuli. Social communication involves the knowledge and skills to engage in social interactions. Both processes develop in the first years of life and form the foundation for later functioning. Literature suggests a bidirectional relationship between ER and social communication; however, the majority of research examines these constructs independently. This review provides an in-depth examination of research that has measured the relations between ER and social communication in children from 2 years of age and onwards. Findings revealed an age-related pattern, where ER was related to later social communication and vice versa. However, there was no consensus regarding direct relationship(s) between ER and social communication due to heterogeneity among studies when defining and measuring these constructs. This review illustrates the importance of understanding the pathways between ER and social communication and may inform future studies, both in typical and atypical development.

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儿童时期情绪调节与社会沟通之间的双向关系：系统评价

情绪调节（ER）是指调节对刺激的情绪反应的能力。社交沟通涉及参与社交互动的知识和技能。这两个过程都在生命的最初几年发展，并为以后的功能奠定基础。文献表明 ER 和社交沟通之间存在双向关系；然而，大多数研究都是独立检验这些结构的。这篇综述对测量 2 岁及以上儿童 ER 与社交沟通之间关系的研究进行了深入研究。研究结果揭示了一种与年龄相关的模式，即 ER 与后来的社交沟通有关，反之亦然。然而，由于研究在定义和测量这些结构时存在异质性，因此对于 ER 与社会沟通之间的直接关系尚未达成共识。这篇综述说明了理解 ER 和社会沟通之间途径的重要性，并可能为未来的研究提供信息，无论是典型还是非典型的发展。