Parentsâ emotion-related socialization behaviors are one component of the process through which children learn about the experience, expression and regulation of emotions and much research has examined these behaviors in relation to childrenâs outcomes (Eisenberg, Cumberland, & Spinrad, 1998). Parentsâ behaviors are informed in part by their underlying beliefs about childrenâs emotions (Dunsmore & Halberstadt, 1997; Halberstadt, Thompson, Parker, & Dunsmore, 2008; Wong, McElwain, & Halberstadt, 2009). Much of the research on emotion socialization beliefs and behavior has combined negative emotions without examining whether there are unique socialization processes for distinct emotions. The goal of the current study was to explore the relationship between parentsâ beliefs about two distinct emotions, anger and sadness, and parentsâ socialization behaviors for these two emotions, as well as how parentsâ beliefs and behaviors relate to childrenâs affective social competence. In addition, the influence of parent gender, child gender, and ethnicity was assessed. A diverse sample of parents (African American, European American and Lumbee Native American) and their 8-12 year old children were recruited to explore the five major aims of the current study. The main findings supported the importance of distinguishing between parentsâ beliefs and behaviors for childrenâs anger and sadness. Parent gender and education group differences were also found in parentsâ beliefs about anger and sadness. This is an important contribution to the literature and future research should examine whether certain parental beliefs and behaviors are more beneficial for childrenâs outcomes than others.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NCSU/oai:NCSU:etd-04012010-103428 |
| Date | 27 April 2010 |
| Creators | Stelter, Rebecca Lynn |
| Contributors | Pamela Martin, Shevaun Neupert, Lynne Baker-Ward, Amy Halberstadt |
| Publisher | NCSU |
| Source Sets | North Carolina State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04012010-103428/ |
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