Maternal Emotions During Mother-Toddler Interaction
Parenting in Affective Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12758603 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah E Martin (0000-0002-7907-6758, Brown University, corresponding author), Mari Clements (0000-0003-4518-5670, Fuller Theological Seminary), Keith A Crnic (0000-0003-3231-3960, Pennsylvania State University) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 105-126 |
| Publication date | 2002-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parenting (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-5192 • E-ISSN: 1532-7922 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327922par0202_02 |
| OpenAlex | W2067966709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 40 |
Objective. This study explored the emotional experiences of mothers in interacting with their 2-year-old children and examined interrelations among maternal emotion, family distress, and observations of parenting sensitivity. Design. Sixty mothers and their 2-year-old children were observed interacting during both enjoyable (free play) and challenging (waiting) interaction tasks, and mothers provided self-report information about their emotional experiences during each task. Mothers also completed self-report measures to assess family distress. Results. Mothers experienced and expressed a range of positive and negative emotions during interactions with their toddlers, however, mothers' expressed (observed) and experienced (self-reported) emotions were generally uncorrelated. Mothers reported experiencing more positive emotion during interactions characterized by less child negativity and less negative emotion during interactions characterized by child expressions of positive emotion. Mothers' self-reported emotional experiences during interactions with their children moderated the associations between family distress (as reported by mothers) and sensitive parenting behaviors (as observed during parent-child interaction). Conclusions. Findings support a conceptualization of parenting as multiply determined by child, parent, and family contextual factors, with emotion serving an integral role. Results are also discussed with regard to parenting emotion as a potential target for intervention in distressed families
Conceptualization · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Distress · Intervention (counseling · Negativity effect · Toddler · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |