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Beliefs About Children's Emotions in Chile
Amy G Halberstadt1, Dejah Oertwig1, Enrique H Riquelme2
1Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
Frontiers in Psychology
|February 22, 2020
Summary
Chilean parents and teachers hold diverse emotion beliefs, with indigenous Mapuche cultural values significantly influencing views on emotional development, calmness, and regulation through nature or elders. This highlights cultural nuances in child-rearing practices.
Area of Science:
- Cross-cultural Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Indigenous Studies
Background:
- Understanding cultural variations in emotion beliefs is crucial for effective child-rearing and education.
- Previous research identified common emotion beliefs across United States cultures, but their applicability in diverse global contexts remains underexplored.
- The Mapuche people of Chile possess distinct cultural perspectives that may shape their beliefs about emotion development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate Chilean parents' and teachers' beliefs about emotion development.
- To compare emotion beliefs between Mapuche and non-Mapuche participants across urban and rural settings.
- To examine the influence of culture, role (parent/teacher), and location on emotion beliefs.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire assessing emotion beliefs, including culturally universal and Mapuche-specific items, was administered to 271 participants.
- Participants included Mapuche and non-Mapuche parents and teachers from both urban and rural areas in Chile.
- Multivariate Analyses of Variance (MANOVAs) were used to analyze differences in emotion beliefs based on culture, role, and location.
Main Results:
- United States-derived emotion beliefs showed no main effects but significant interactions with culture and location.
- All five Mapuche-generated emotion beliefs demonstrated significant main effects for culture, role, and location.
- Beliefs regarding the value of calmness, control of fear, interpersonality of emotion, learning from adults, and regulation through nature were particularly influenced by cultural and contextual factors.
Conclusions:
- Emotion beliefs in Chile are shaped by a complex interplay of culture, role, and geographical setting.
- Non-Mapuche teachers require cultural sensitivity towards the emotion-related values and beliefs of Mapuche families.
- The study expands the global understanding of emotion beliefs, incorporating indigenous perspectives on emotional control and regulation.
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