Parents’ Beliefs about Children’s Emotions and Children’s Social Skills: The Mediating Role of Parents’ Emotion Regulation

Few studies have investigated the relationship between parents’ beliefs about children’s emotions and children’s social skills. Fewer studies have addressed this association and its underlying mechanisms while obtaining data from both parents. In this context, the present study explores the mediatin...

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Published in:Children (Basel) 2023-08, Vol.10 (9), p.1473
Main Authors: Cenușă, Maria, Turliuc, Maria Nicoleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Behavior
Child & adolescent mental health
children’s social skills
common fate model with mediation
Cooperation
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Families & family life
Influence
Investigations
Laws, regulations and rules
Mediation
Mothers
Parenting
Parents & parenting
parents’ beliefs about children’s emotions
parents’ emotion regulation
Peers
Preschool children
Social skills
Socialization
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Summary:Few studies have investigated the relationship between parents’ beliefs about children’s emotions and children’s social skills. Fewer studies have addressed this association and its underlying mechanisms while obtaining data from both parents. In this context, the present study explores the mediating role of parents’ emotion regulation in the association between parents’ beliefs about children’s emotions and children’s social skills. The participants were 90 parental dyads (N = 180) with typically developing preschool children. They completed self-report scales regarding parents’ beliefs about their children’s emotions, parents’ emotion regulation, and children’s social skills. The data were analyzed using the common fate mediation model (CFM with mediation). The results indicate that only parents’ cognitive reappraisal mediates the relationship between their emotion-related beliefs and their children’s social skills. Specifically, parental beliefs about “children’s anger is valuable” and “children use their emotions to manipulate others” are directly and negatively associated with children’s social skills, and indirectly through the parents’ cognitive reappraisal. Future intervention programs should focus on restructuring parents’ beliefs and their ability to regulate emotions.
ISSN:2227-9067
2227-9067
DOI:10.3390/children10091473