In a Longitudinal Study of the Relationship Between Family Interactions

In a longitudinal study of the relationship between family interactions and emotions in children from ages nine to thirteen, Eisenberg and her colleagues found that:

A) parents' emotional warmth to children at age nine predicted lower emotional regulation two years later.
B) emotional regulation in early adolescence was related to more externalizing behaviors two years later.
C) parents' emotional warmth to children at age nine was not related to emotional regulation in adolescence.
D) emotional regulation in early adolescence was related to fewer externalizing behaviors two years later.