The development and validation of the emotion labor in families scale: Associations with emotion regulation, feeling caught, and relational satisfaction in parent-child relationships. Issue 4 (8th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schrodt, Paul; O'Mara, Cailin
• Is Part Of: Communication quarterly. Volume 67:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 383
• Page End: 404
• Publication Date: 2019-08-08
• Subjects: emotion labor -- emotion regulation -- feeling caught -- parent-child relationships -- relational satisfaction; Communication -- Periodicals; 302.205
• DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2019.1596143
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0146-3373

Abstract

Abstract : In this study, we developed and validated a new inventory that assesses emotion labor in parent-child relationships. Participants included 230 young adults who reported on the frequency with which they engaged in emotion labor with both parents. Results produced a 24-item inventory that assesses young adults' surface acting, deep acting, and emotional effort when having conversations with their mother and father, labeled the Emotion Labor in Families (ELF) scale. Tests of concurrent and discriminant validity supported the construct validity of the ELF scale, although the dimension of emotional effort was largely unassociated with the validity measures included in this report.