- Hooper, E., Feng, X., Christian, L., & Slesnick, N. (2015). Emotion expression, emotionality, depressive symptoms, and stress: Maternal profiles related to child outcomes. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 43(7), 1319-1331. doi:10.1007/s10802-015-0019-6
- Mothers' emotional characteristics play an important role in children's emotion socialization and behaviors. By observing mother-child interactions and administering surveys, the study examined the association between maternal characteristics and child outcomes. Results revealed that higher levels of maternal emotion expression, and lower levels of negative emotionality, stress, and depressive symptoms, were associated with optimal child functioning.
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