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The sample comprised 80 parents of Portuguese children (aged 3\u201313 years) attending a child and adolescent psychiatry unit. Measures to assess parental reactions to children\u2019s negative emotions, parents\u2019 psychopathological symptoms, parents\u2019 emotion dysregulation, and children\u2019s adjustment were administered to parents. Model-based cluster analysis resulted in three clusters: low unsupportive, high supportive, and inconsistent reactions clusters. These clusters differed significantly in terms of parents\u2019 psychopathological symptoms, emotion dysregulation, and children\u2019s adjustment. A pattern characterized by high supportive reactions to the child\u2019s emotions was associated with higher levels of children\u2019s adjustment. On the other hand, an inconsistent reactions pattern was associated with the worst indicators of children\u2019s adjustment and parental emotion dysregulation. 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