Parental meta-emotion philosophy and the emotional life of families: Theoretical models and preliminary data

Author(s): Katz, L. F., Hooven, C.

Journal/Book: J Family Psychology. 1996; 10: 750 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Amer Psychological Assoc. 243-268.

Abstract: This article introduces the concepts of parental meta-emotion, which refers to parents' emotions about their own and their children's emotions, and meta-emotion philosophy, which refers to an organized set of thoughts and metaphors, a philosophy, and an approach to one's own emotions and to one's children's emotions. In the context of a longitudinal study beginning when the children were 5 years old and ending when they were 8 years old, a theoretical model and path analytic models are presented that relate parental meta-emotion philosophy to parenting, to child regulatory physiology, to emotion regulation abilities in the child, and to child outcomes in middle childhood.

Note: Review JM Gottman, Univ Washington, Dept Psychol, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98115 USA

Keyword(s): CARDIAC VAGAL TONE; 10-MONTH-OLD INFANTS; THYMUS GLAND; BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; REACTIVITY; ASYMMETRY; PATTERNS; CHILDREN; PRESCHOOLERS

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