This study explored whether Emotion Regulation Styles have any mediating effects on the relationship between
Parenting Behavior and Adjustment in School perceived by Middle School Students. To examine this, 375 male
and female middle school student participants were asked to complete the questionnaires of Parenting Behavior,
Adjustment in School and Emotion Regulation Styles. The statistical analysis program (SPSS 18.0) was used for
analysing the collected data. from Pearson Correlation test, Stepwise Regression Analysis and Baron and
Kenny(1986) are Presented by 3-steps model was used. Lastly, Sobel test was used to verify mediation effects.
The main findings were as follow First, the findings in a correlation analysis indicated that parenting behavior,
emotion regulation styles, adjustment in school were positively correlated. Second, in examining the influences of
parenting behaviors and emotion regulation style to adjustment in school, influencing powers showed the
following order of active style, father's affection, support-seeking style, mother's monitoring, over-expectation of
mother's parenting behaviors, and father's physical abuse. Third, study results showed that the mediating effects
of the emotion regulation styles in the relationship between parenting behavior and adjustment in school
perceived by middle school students. parenting behavior as the predictor, active emotion regulation style as the
mediator and adjustment in school as the outcome variable - were significant as a full mediation effect. Finally,
we discuss the implications and limitations of this study and suggest future directions of this research.