Family emotion expressivity, emotion regulation, and the link to psychopathology

Examination across race

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5268811
AutoresDiana Morelen (0000-0002-6427-8592, University of Georgia, autor de correspondencia), Marni L Jacob (University of Georgia), Cynthia Suveg (0000-0002-2223-4866, University of Georgia), Anna Jones (0009-0003-4787-1890), Anna M Jones (University of Georgia), Kristel Thomassin (0000-0002-8729-2581, University of Georgia)
Año2013
Volumen104
Número2
Páginas149-166
Fecha de publicación2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.2012.02108.x
PMID23560663
OpenAlexW2033922575
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas54

Research has established links between parental emotion socialization behaviours and youth emotional and psychological outcomes; however, no study has simultaneously compared these relations for White, Black, and Asian individuals. In this study, emerging adults identifying as White (n= 61), Black (n= 51), or Asian (n= 56) retrospectively reported on parents' emotion socialization behaviours during childhood, existing emotion regulation (ER) skills, and current psychopathology symptoms. Asian participants reported fewer positive displays of emotions in their families during childhood than White and Black participants. Despite this difference, low expression of positive emotions in families during childhood did not relate to negative outcomes for Asian participants but was linked for White and Black participants. Overall, Asian participants reported more difficulties with ER than Black or White participants, and relations between ER difficulties and psychopathology varied by racial group. The findings emphasize the need to consider race when conducting research on emotion functioning with families and highlight emotion dysregulation as a potential treatment target for White, Black, and Asian individuals

Developmental psychology · Psychopathology · Race (biology) · Socialization · White (mutation) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Psychology