Lamoreau Renee, Park Jae Eun, Skov Hilary, Pequet Allison, Gray Sarah A O
Department of Psychology, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, New Orleans, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters, Notre Dame, USA.
Soc Dev. 2023 Nov;32(4):1280-1301. doi: 10.1111/sode.12691. Epub 2023 Jun 15.
The ways that parents respond to children's negative emotions shape the development of self-regulation across early childhood. The objective of this study was to examine child self-regulation in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure in a sample of Black, economically marginalized mothers and their young children (aged 3-5 years, = 99). The study investigates the conditional effects of emotion socialization practices that (1) encourage expression of and problem-solving around negative affect ("supportive"), and (2) encourage suppression of affective displays ("suppressive") on children's self-regulation. We found a significant association between higher child self-regulation and supportive parental reactions in the context of psychological IPV. We also found a significant association between higher child self-regulation and suppressive parental reactions in the context of psychological IPV. Our findings are consistent with prior research suggesting Black parents who teach varied strategies for emotional expression may promote children's adaptation in high-stress family environments. Macrosystem factors such as systemic racism and discrimination as well as the threat of family violence may shape how parents approach emotion socialization and the teaching of affective self-expression and self-regulation.
父母应对孩子负面情绪的方式会影响幼儿期自我调节能力的发展。本研究的目的是在一个由经济边缘化的黑人母亲及其幼儿（3至5岁，n = 99）组成的样本中，考察亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）暴露背景下的儿童自我调节能力。该研究调查了情绪社会化实践的条件效应，即（1）鼓励围绕负面情绪进行表达和解决问题（“支持性的”），以及（2）鼓励抑制情感表露（“抑制性的”）对儿童自我调节能力的影响。我们发现，在心理性亲密伴侣暴力背景下，较高的儿童自我调节能力与支持性的父母反应之间存在显著关联。我们还发现，在心理性亲密伴侣暴力背景下，较高的儿童自我调节能力与抑制性的父母反应之间也存在显著关联。我们的研究结果与先前的研究一致，即那些教授多种情绪表达策略的黑人父母可能会促进孩子在高压力家庭环境中的适应。诸如系统性种族主义和歧视等宏观系统因素以及家庭暴力的威胁，可能会影响父母进行情绪社会化以及教授情感自我表达和自我调节的方式。
