Mothers' and Fathers' Reports of Their Supportive Responses to Their Children's Negative Emotions Over Time. (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nelson, Jackie A.; Perry, Nicole B.; O'Brien, Marion; Calkins, Susan D.; Keane, Susan P.; Shanahan, Lilly
• Is Part Of: Parenting, science and practice. Volume 16:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 62
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: Parenting -- Periodicals; Parent and child -- Periodicals; Child rearing -- Periodicals; 649.105
• DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2016.1116895
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1529-5192

Abstract

SYNOPSIS: Objective. Parents' emotion socialization practices are thought to be moderately stable over time; however, a partner's socialization practices could initiate change. Design . We examined mothers' and fathers' reports of their supportive responses to their children's negative emotions when the target child was 7 years old and again at age 10. We tested a dyadic, longitudinal path model with 111 mother–father pairs. Results . Significant actor and partner effects emerged: Parents' age 7 responses predicted their own age 10 responses and their partners' later responses. Conclusions . Parents' reported responses to children's negative emotions during middle childhood are predicted by their own earlier responses and by their partners' responses.