Emotion dysregulation and adolescent psychopathology: A prospective study

► Emotion dysregulation predicts adolescent anxiety, aggression, and eating pathology. ► Emotion dysregulation is not associated with increases in depression. ► The presence of psychopathology does not predict increases in emotion dysregulation. ► Poor emotional understanding, expressive dysregulation, and rumination forma single latent factor. ► Emotion dysregulation is a risk factor for adolescent psychopathology.