Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 28 Issue 3
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- Pages.187-199
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- 2007
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
The Relation of Parents' Emotion Socialization to the Development of Emotion in Their Young Children
부모의 정서사회화와 유아의 정서성 발달의 관계
- Lee, Kang Yi ;
- Choi, In Suk (Department of Child Development & Family Studies, Seoul National University) ;
- Sung, Miyoung
- Received : 2007.02.28
- Accepted : 2007.05.21
- Published : 2007.06.01
Abstract
The relation of parents' emotion socialization to emotionality in their 5-year-old children was studied in 106 mothers and 105 fathers. They reported on their own family-related emotional expressiveness and on their children's negative emotions by questionnaires; mothers rated children on both positive and negative emotionality. Results showed that mothers expressed positive and negative emotions more frequently, and mothers showed more distress, expressive encouragement, and problem-focused reactions to children's negative emotions than fathers. Mothers' emotional expressiveness was related to children's emotionality, whereas only fathers' negative emotional expressiveness was related to children's negative emotionality. Mothers' distress and punitive reactions were associated with children's positive and negative emotionality. Mothers' problem-focused and emotion-focused and fathers' problem-focused reactions were associated with children's positive emotionality.