Differences in early parent-child conversations about negative versus positive emotions
Implications for the development of psychological understanding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9786887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin Hansen Lagattuta (0000-0001-8276-4319, University of California, Davis, corresponding author), Henry M Wellman (0000-0001-6745-6959, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 564-580 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0012-1649.38.4.564 |
| PMID | 12090486 |
| OpenAlex | W4232251821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 78 |
| References cited | 67 |
The authors examined whether the quality and content of everyday parent-child conversations about negative emotions are the same or different from everyday talk about positive emotions. Extensive longitudinal speech samples of 6 children and their parents were analyzed for several critical features when the children were between 2 and 5 years of age. Results showed that children and parents talked about past emotions, the causes of emotions, and connections between emotions and other mental states at higher rates during conversations about negative emotions than during conversations about positive emotions. Discourse about negative emotions also included a larger emotion vocabulary, more open-ended questions, and more talk about other people. These differences appeared before the children's 3rd birthdays and remained consistent through the preschool years. The findings strengthen and clarify current understanding of young children's articulation and knowledge about people's minds, lives, and emotions
Articulation (sociology · Child development · Conversation · Developmental psychology · Linguistics · Vocabulary · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child and Animal Learning Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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