# The Role of Emotion Regulation and Socialization in BPT Efficiency and Outcomes

> **NIH NIH R21** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2021 · $53,532

## Abstract

Abstract
The eight-million (16%) U.S. children who have a Behavior Disorder (BD), as well as the ten-fold increase in
education, health care, and criminal justice costs associated with BDs, highlight the critical role of early
intervention. Yet, there is variability in the potency and efficiency of Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) for early-
onset (3 to 8 y.o.) BDs, suggesting the likelihood of a yet to be identified causal mechanism underlying
treatment process and outcomes. One likely candidate, emotion regulation (ER), has been implicated in a
broad range of adult and child outcomes, including early-onset BDs. For example, parental difficulties with ER,
as well as difficulties helping children to navigate and regulate emotion, are linked to the etiology,
maintenance, and severity of early-onset BDs. Preliminary data suggest that interpersonal ER processes may
also underlie variability in the potency and efficiency of BPT for families of children with early-onset BDs. As
such, this NIMH Exploratory and Developmental Research Grant (Parent R21) aims to further explore the
interrelationship of interpersonal ER processes as a causal mechanism for BPT outcomes via the following
aims: 1). Describe the dynamic nature of ER processes in families of children with early-onset BDs. 2).
Examine the interrelationship of general ER, moment-by-moment ER in the parent-child context, and BPT
potency and efficiency; and 3). Use exploratory findings to inform the development and testing of personalized
BPT approaches based on the interrelationship of general ER, moment-by-moment ER in the parent-child
context, and BPT potency and efficiency.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10288477
- **Project number:** 3R21MH113887-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Deborah J Jones
- **Activity code:** R21 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $53,532
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-05-01 → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10288477

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10288477, The Role of Emotion Regulation and Socialization in BPT Efficiency and Outcomes (3R21MH113887-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10288477. Licensed CC0.

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