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Author:

HASKETT Mary E.; et al.;

Title:

Parent emotional expressiveness and children's self-regulation: associations with abused children's school functioning.

Reference:

Child Abuse and Neglect, 36(4), April 2012, pp.296-307.

ISSN paper:

0145-2134

Abstract:

Identifying factors associated with school functioning of abused children is important because adaptation in the school environment is closely linked to functioning in other domains. Previous research suggests that the degree to which parents express emotions may be related to children’s emotional and social competence. The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which parent emotional expressiveness and children's self-regulation predicted early school behaviour of abused children. The sample included 92 physically abused children ages 4–7 and one of their parents (95.7% mothers). The parents completed a measure of their own emotional expressiveness, and parents and teachers provided reports of children's self-regulatory skills. Children's school functioning was measured by observations of playground aggression and teacher reports of aggression and classroom behaviour. The findings indicate that parents’ expression of positive and negative emotions was associated with various aspects of children's self-regulation and functioning in the school setting. Links between self-regulation and children's school adjustment were robust; poor self-regulation was associated with higher aggression and lower cooperation and self-directed behaviour in the classroom. There was minimal support for a mediating role of children's self-regulation in links between parent expressiveness and children's behaviour. The findings point to the relevance of parent emotional expressivity and children's self-regulatory processes in understanding physically abused children's functioning at the transition to school.

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Format:

article;

Topics:

aggression; behaviour problems; child abuse; emotions; parenting; parents; school children; socialisation;

Content Type:

research;

Country/Region:

United States;

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