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Up you get: Norwegian parents' reactions to children's negative emotions

Rune F Bjørk1,2, Sophie S Havighurst3, Eivor Fredriksen1

  • 1University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
|July 2, 2024
PubMed

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Parental reactions to children's emotions influence externalizing behavior. Supportive parenting reduced problems in boys, while non-supportive reactions increased issues in girls, highlighting emotion socialization in Nordic settings.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychiatry
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Emotion socialization is key to children's emotional and behavioral regulation.
  • Existing research predominantly focuses on US samples, with limited understanding of Nordic contexts.
  • Investigating emotion socialization in diverse cultural settings is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the link between parental reactions to negative emotions and externalizing behaviors in Norwegian preschoolers.
  • To explore gender-specific associations between parental responses and child behavior problems.
  • To contribute to the understanding of emotion socialization within a Nordic cultural framework.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized parent-report data from the Coping with Children's Negative Emotions Scale (CCNES) and the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI).
  • Collected teacher-report data using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) conduct scale.
  • Analyzed data from a sample of 257 Norwegian preschool children and their parents, controlling for socioeconomic status and age.

Main Results:

  • Both supportive and non-supportive parental reactions were significantly associated with child externalizing difficulties.
  • Non-supportive reactions more strongly predicted increased externalizing problems in girls.
  • Supportive reactions were associated with lower levels of externalizing problems in boys.

Conclusions:

  • Parental responses play a significant role in child externalizing difficulties within the Norwegian cultural context, supporting emotion socialization theory.
  • Parental behaviors differentially impact boys' and girls' externalizing behavior problems.
  • Nordic parents are vital agents in emotion socialization, with their actions having distinct effects based on child gender.
Abstract

Keywords:
Emotion socializationexternalizing behavior problemsparentingpreschool, Nordic culture

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