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The Socialization of Emotional Understanding: A Comparison of Neglectful and Nonneglectful Mothers and Their Children

Anna Edwards

The University of Georgia, annaed{at}uga.edu

Kimberly Shipman

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Amy Brown

The University of Georgia

This study investigated the influence of maternal socialization (i.e., maternal support, discussion of emotion, negative affect) on children’s emotional understanding in 24 neglectful mother-child dyads and a matched control group. Mothers and children were administered an interaction task. Mothers were also assessed for negative emotional experience, and children were assessed for emotional understanding and expectations of maternal support. Findings indicated that neglectful mothers, compared with nonneglectful mothers, provided less support in response to their children’s emotional displays, engaged in less emotional discussion, and reported more negative emotion. As well, neglected children demonstrated lower levels of emotional understanding than nonmaltreated children. Further, maternal support mediated the relation between neglect and children’s emotional understanding. Findings are discussed from the functionalist approach to emotional development, emphasizing the importance of social context and socialization on children’s emotional understanding.

Key Words: neglect • parental socialization • emotional understanding

Child Maltreatment, Vol. 10, No. 3, 293-304 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1077559505278452
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