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Vagal suppression is a parasympathetic physiological indicator of emotion regulation and social engagement behaviors, generally calculated by way of coronary heart rate variability. Experiential avoidance reflects psychological inflexibility or poor emotion regulation. We examined the interaction results of parental vagal suppression and experiential avoidance on noticed parenting behaviors amid combat deployed fathers. Structure . We analyzed information from ninety two male Countrywide Guard/Reserve members who experienced returned from a deployment to Iraq and/or Afghanistan since 2001. They were primarily European American, in their 30s, center-course, and married. All fathers participated in dwelling-based assessments with their spouses (if married) and a focus on youngster aged 4–13 years. Fathers’ vagal suppression was calculated as the reduce in cardiac vagal tone (i.e., higher frequency coronary heart rate variability) from a neutral reading endeavor to a father-youngster conflict resolution endeavor. Experiential avoidance was self-described. Parenting behaviors were noticed throughout family interaction duties and coded into good engagement and withdrawal avoidance utilizing a macro-amount coding program. Benefits . Several regression analysis confirmed no most important results of vagal suppression on noticed parenting, but interaction results of experiential avoidance by vagal suppression on noticed parenting. Precisely, amid fathers with increased vagal suppression, we identified no relations amongst experiential avoidance and noticed parenting amid fathers with reduce vagal suppression, we identified an inverse affiliation amongst experiential avoidance and good engagement as well as a good affiliation amongst experiential avoidance and withdrawal avoidance. Conclusions . The influence of psychological inflexibility on armed forces fathers’ parenting behaviors was moderated by vagal suppression. The findings have implications for the linkage amongst emotion regulation and parenting in armed forces fathers.