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http://dx.doi.org/10.5934/kjhe.2014.23.6.1141

The Moderating effect of Maternal Emotion-Related Socialization Behaviors on the Relations Between Preschooler's Effortful control and Prosocial behavior  

Lee, Yoon-jeong (Department of Child and Family Studies, Kyungpook National University)
Lim, Ji-young (School of Child Studies, Major in Child and Family Studies, Kyungpook National University)
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Korean Journal of Human Ecology / v.23, no.6, 2014 , pp. 1141-1154 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study examined the moderating effect of maternal emotion-related socialization behaviors on the relations between preschooler's effortful control and prosocial behavior. In this study, subjects were 153 preschoolers and their mothers. The major results were as follows; there was a moderating effect of maternal emotion-related socialization behaviors on the relationship between preschooler's effortful control and prosocial behavior. Specifically, maternal negative emotion expression and response to the preschooler's positive emotion moderated the effect preschooler's effortful control on prosocial behavior. In conclusion, the impact of effortful control on preschooler's prosocial behavior were significant. Also, maternal emotion-related socialization behaviors(i.e., negative emotion expression and response to the child's positive emotion) affected on preschooler's prosocial behavior. The findings of the study will contribute to help maternal emotional interaction with their preschool aged children.
Keywords
emotion-related socialization behaviors; prosocial behavior; effortful control; preschooler;
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