Within‐ and between‐individual variation in fathers’ emotional expressivity in Chinese families: Contributions of children’s emotional expressivity and fathers’ emotion‐related beliefs and perceptions

Li, Danli; Li, Xuan

doi:10.1111/sode.12368

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“…Parents and children react to each other's behavior and emotions, and the gradual effect of these interactions triggers specific dynamics between parent and child (Chow et al, 2010). Research has found that the emotional responses of parents and the emotional regulation of children are mutually influential during emotional discussions (Li & Li, 2019; Morelen & Suveg, 2012), and that the physiological responses of parents and children are mutually strengthened over time (Lunkenheimer et al, 2018). During these interactions, the tendency of the child to resist the parent's wishes activates negative parental emotions.…”

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Emotional regulation and aggression in children: The regulatory role of Turkish mothers' emotion socialization reactions

Soydan

Akalin

2022

Family Relations

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ObjectiveThe main aim of this research is to determine whether positive or negative maternal reactions in the field of emotional socialization play an intermediary role in the relationship between a child's emotional regulation skills and aggressive behavior.BackgroundPrevious findings show the effects of children's emotion regulation skills and parents' emotional socialization responses on aggressive behavior. However, researchers have not reported how children's emotion regulation skills influence maternal emotional socialization responses or investigated the mediating role of maternal emotional socialization responses on emotion regulation and aggressive behavior.MethodThe study was conducted with 285 mothers of 60‐ to 72‐month‐old children attending preschool. Research data were collected using the Children Aggression Scale—Parent Version, Dealing With Negative Emotions of Children, Emotional Regulation Checklist, Attachment Insecurity Screening Inventory, Parental Attitude Scale, and Child–Parent Relationship Scale.ResultsPositive and negative responses of mothers play a mediating role in the relationship between children's aggression and emotional regulation. Mothers' positive responses were effective in reducing the aggression level of children with a low level of emotional regulation. In addition, even if children's emotional regulation skills are low, positive responses are effective in reducing mothers' negative reactions and thus children's aggression levels.ImplicationsGiven the importance of promoting positive development in children, this study may have important implications for intervention and prevention programs. In particular, family‐based interventions that encourage mothers to use emotional socialization applications and education/techniques that encourage parents' emotional regulation strategies are recommended.

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Emotional regulation and aggression in children: The regulatory role of Turkish mothers' emotion socialization reactions

Soydan

Akalin

2022

Family Relations

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“…Although Chinese mothers are still perceived to be warmer and less harsh than Chinese fathers (Chen, Liu, & Li, 2000; Lau, Lew, Hau, Cheung, & Berndt, 1990; Shek, 1998; Strom, Strom, & Xie, 1996), numerous studies documented the gradual erosion of the stern, aloof image of the traditional Chinese father. D. Li and Li’s (2018) recent observational study of the father–child play captured fathers’ exhibition of positive affect as they played with their children.…”

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How do Chinese fathers express love? Viewing paternal warmth through the eyes of Chinese fathers, mothers, and their children.

Li¹

2021

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Parental warmth is vital for child adjustment, but the expressive practices of parental warmth as gendered and cultural practices have remained understudied so far. The present study examines the expression of warmth among contemporary Chinese fathers who, based on inferences from traditional Chinese emotion philosophy and Confucian family ethics, have been typically portrayed as strict, stern, and inexpressive disciplinarians of their children. This study aims to understand the expression of paternal warmth in the backdrop of China’s drastically transformed sociocultural landscape. Interview data were collected from fathers, mothers, and children in 133 two-parent families in southeast China (girls = 51.9%; Mage = 9.54 years, SD = 0.77), who were asked individually about how the father in their family demonstrated love and affection, among a variety of fathering behaviors. Thematically coded interview transcripts suggested that today’s Chinese fathers are willing to display parental warmth toward their children, contrary to stereotypes. However, Chinese fathers prefer nonverbal expressions such as by providing instrumental support or showing physical intimacy, whereas verbal displays of love and affection were not preferred. The children noticed and valued their fathers’ coveted expression of love through instrumental support and the use of an authoritative parenting style. These findings shed light on the nuances in fathering behaviors and processes in contemporary Chinese families and call for culturally informed reflection and revision of the conceptualization and measurement of warmth in fathering and parenting scholarship.

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Parental Rejection and School-aged Children’s Externalizing Behavior Problems in China: The Roles of Executive Function and Callous-unemotional Traits

Xing

Zhang

2022

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Within‐ and between‐individual variation in fathers’ emotional expressivity in Chinese families: Contributions of children’s emotional expressivity and fathers’ emotion‐related beliefs and perceptions

Cited by 4 publications

References 73 publications

Emotional regulation and aggression in children: The regulatory role of Turkish mothers' emotion socialization reactions

Emotional regulation and aggression in children: The regulatory role of Turkish mothers' emotion socialization reactions

How do Chinese fathers express love? Viewing paternal warmth through the eyes of Chinese fathers, mothers, and their children.

Parental Rejection and School-aged Children’s Externalizing Behavior Problems in China: The Roles of Executive Function and Callous-unemotional Traits

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