Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also in a digital version from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed May 8, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Aug. 29, 2009). Directed by Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater; submitted to the Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-140).

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published_or_final_version / abstract / Clinical Psychology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

published_or_final_version / Psychology / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Clinical Psychology / Doctoral / Doctor of Psychology

This study examined the unique and joint association between mothers’ and fathers’ reported emotion coaching tendency and six to eight-year-old children’s (N= 74, 33 boys and 44 girls co-residing with parents) social competence. Parents completed questionnaires assessing their emotion coaching to children’s negative emotions, children’s emotion regulation and social skills. Mothers’ and fathers’ emotion coaching tendency showed an addictive effect on children social competence and such processes were dependent on child gender. Moreover, child emotion regulation mediated the positive effect of maternal emotion coaching on children’s social competence. Parenting programmes seem worthy of educating both mothers and fathers on the importance of emotions and emotion regulation of their children. / published_or_final_version / Educational Psychology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

Interest in cathartic psychotherapy in which emotions are experienced and expressed has dramatically increased over the past few decades. Dozens of therapies currently exist which rely on emotional arousal and catharsis as important therapeutic devices. It is generally taken for granted that emotional arousal is required in order to facilitate catharsis. However, it is not clear which of the many techniques of eliciting arousal are most effective in leading to both arousal and catharsis. There is scant experimental evidence to back up the therapeutic effectiveness of catharsis or the techniques currently used for eliciting arousal. One technique used by therapists to elicit arousal and catharsis involves the patient actually experiencing emotional events (past, present and future) in the present situation. Many therapists utilize this technique yet the literature does not reveal any experimental attempt to validate its efficacy at eliciting arousal or catharsis. This study examined whether experiencing emotions in the present situation is more effective at eliciting arousal than talking about emotions. The hypothesis that experiencing emotions in the present situation is more effective at eliciting arousal than talking about emotions was for the most part confirmed. Some dependent variables provided strong evidence for this hypothesis while others failed to give it support. Although the evidence is not conclusive, it is strong. These results would tend to support the many therapists who encourage their clients to experience, re-live, and express their emotions in the present.

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