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The socialization of emotional understanding: a comparison of neglectful and nonneglectful mothers and their children.
Child Maltreat. 2005 Aug; 10(3):293-304.CM

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of maternal socialization (i.e., maternal support, discussion of emotion, negative affect) on children's emotional understanding in 24 neglectful mother-child dyads and a matched control group. Mothers and children were administered an interaction task. Mothers were also assessed for negative emotional experience, and children were assessed for emotional understanding and expectations of maternal support. Findings indicated that neglectful mothers, compared with nonneglectful mothers, provided less support in response to their children's emotional displays, engaged in less emotional discussion, and reported more negative emotion. As well, neglected children demonstrated lower levels of emotional understanding than nonmaltreated children. Further, maternal support mediated the relation between neglect and children's emotional understanding. Findings are discussed from the functionalist approach to emotional development, emphasizing the importance of social context and socialization on children's emotional understanding.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Edwards A
Department of Psychology, The University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA. annaed@uga.edu.
Shipman K
No affiliation info available
Brown A
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AffectChildChild AbuseChild, PreschoolCognitionFemaleHumansMaleMaternal BehaviorMother-Child RelationsMothersParentingSocialization

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15983112

Citation

Edwards, Anna, et al. "The Socialization of Emotional Understanding: a Comparison of Neglectful and Nonneglectful Mothers and Their Children." Child Maltreatment, vol. 10, no. 3, 2005, pp. 293-304.
Edwards A, Shipman K, Brown A. The socialization of emotional understanding: a comparison of neglectful and nonneglectful mothers and their children. Child Maltreat. 2005;10(3):293-304.
Edwards, A., Shipman, K., & Brown, A. (2005). The socialization of emotional understanding: a comparison of neglectful and nonneglectful mothers and their children. Child Maltreatment, 10(3), 293-304.
Edwards A, Shipman K, Brown A. The Socialization of Emotional Understanding: a Comparison of Neglectful and Nonneglectful Mothers and Their Children. Child Maltreat. 2005;10(3):293-304. PubMed PMID: 15983112.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The socialization of emotional understanding: a comparison of neglectful and nonneglectful mothers and their children. AU - Edwards,Anna, AU - Shipman,Kimberly, AU - Brown,Amy, PY - 2005/6/29/pubmed PY - 2005/12/13/medline PY - 2005/6/29/entrez SP - 293 EP - 304 JF - Child maltreatment JO - Child Maltreat VL - 10 IS - 3 N2 - This study investigated the influence of maternal socialization (i.e., maternal support, discussion of emotion, negative affect) on children's emotional understanding in 24 neglectful mother-child dyads and a matched control group. Mothers and children were administered an interaction task. Mothers were also assessed for negative emotional experience, and children were assessed for emotional understanding and expectations of maternal support. Findings indicated that neglectful mothers, compared with nonneglectful mothers, provided less support in response to their children's emotional displays, engaged in less emotional discussion, and reported more negative emotion. As well, neglected children demonstrated lower levels of emotional understanding than nonmaltreated children. Further, maternal support mediated the relation between neglect and children's emotional understanding. Findings are discussed from the functionalist approach to emotional development, emphasizing the importance of social context and socialization on children's emotional understanding. SN - 1077-5595 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/15983112/The_socialization_of_emotional_understanding:_a_comparison_of_neglectful_and_nonneglectful_mothers_and_their_children_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -