Family functioning and emotion socialization in Chinese two‐parent households
A person‐centered approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12685774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danhua Zhu (0000-0003-2699-3883, Department of Psychology Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA, corresponding author), Julie C Dunsmore (0000-0002-8118-0394, Department of Psychological Health, & Learning Sciences University of Houston Houston Texas USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 463-480 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-9507 • E-ISSN: 0961-205X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sode.12605 |
| OpenAlex | W4224292338 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 56 |
The current study adopted cluster analysis as a person‐centered approach to identify patterns of Chinese families’ functioning and parents’ emotion socialization responses and investigate their associations with children's emotion regulation and behavioral outcomes. Both parents residing in the same family were included to explore joint contributions of mothers and fathers within the family system. Participants were 204 Chinese two‐parent (mother and father) households of 5‐ to 10‐year‐old children ( M age = 7.43 years, SD = .81; 98 girls). Both parents filled out online questionnaires about their perceptions of family functioning (cohesion, adaptability) and endorsement of responses to children's negative emotions (supportive, nonsupportive). Mothers also reported children's lability/negativity, emotion regulation, problematic behaviors (internalizing, externalizing) and prosocial behaviors. Five clusters were identified: poor‐functioning/dismissing , well‐functioning/coaching , engaged fathers , engaged mothers , and balanced/diffuse . Overall, poor‐functioning/dismissing families had children with the lowest functioning and well‐functioning/coaching families had children with the most optimal outcomes. The other three clusters were moderate in terms of child functioning with children of engaged fathers having less optimal outcomes than the other two. The nuanced variations among clusters and meaning of results are discussed in relation to Chinese cultural contexts. Findings support the utility of a person‐centered approach for illuminating how parents’ socialization practices interconnect holistically within dynamic family systems
Coaching · Developmental psychology · Negativity effect · Perception · Prosocial behavior · Sibling · Socialization · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |