Emotion Socialization in the Context of Family Risks: Links to Child Emotion Regulation

Shaffer, Anne; Suveg, Cynthia; Thomassin, Kristel; Bradbury, Laura

doi:10.1007/s10826-011-9551-3

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“…For instance, the literature helps reveal how conceptions of attractiveness are defined through daily interactions in different socializing spaces like family (Duque, 2006;Urpí and Naval, 2006;McCarthy and Casey, 2008;Gomez, 2015). Similarly, it also helps to comprehend how the construction of gender identity and people's emotions perpetuate affective and sexual relationships marked by the attraction toward violence (Kimmel, 2000;Connell, 2005;Schrock and Schwalbe, 2009;Hughey, 2011;Hunter et al, 2011;Shaffer et al, 2012). However, all these studies lack an explanation of the families' socializing role on young people's attraction patterns and the perpetuation of a double standard discourse.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Regarding the group of analyses which deepen on the socialization of emotions, research indicates that the formation of emotions in individuals is established mainly within the family (Garner et al, 1997;Elster, 2007;Hunter et al, 2011;Mandara et al, 2012;Shaffer et al, 2012). For instance, Elster (2007) affirms that emotions are based on beliefs and these are defined in socialization processes, so they are transmitted.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…He indicates that family contributes to inform children about the meaning of these emotions and this helps the latter to properly understand their feelings. Other authors, such as Hunter et al (2011) andShaffer et al (2012) go further into explaining how these emotions are socialized in the family environment. Shaffer et al (2012) shows that there is a direct influence between emotional development and the kind of family to which the individuals belong.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other authors, such as Hunter et al (2011) andShaffer et al (2012) go further into explaining how these emotions are socialized in the family environment. Shaffer et al (2012) shows that there is a direct influence between emotional development and the kind of family to which the individuals belong. Families shape emotions according to certain risk factors in relation to housing and socio-economic status and these issues directly affect children's feelings (Shaffer et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Shaffer et al (2012) shows that there is a direct influence between emotional development and the kind of family to which the individuals belong. Families shape emotions according to certain risk factors in relation to housing and socio-economic status and these issues directly affect children's feelings (Shaffer et al, 2012). In the same vein, Hunter et al (2011) focus on how children's emotions are directly related to their parents' emotions, finding evidence that parents' strategies influence young people's emotional beliefs.…”

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confidence: 99%

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One of the explanatory factors for the perpetuation of intimate partner violence (IPV) is the socialization process. There is broad literature on the role of family in socializing gender roles and the influence on reproducing IPV. However, less research has been developed on the effects of communicative acts in the family environment as a protective or risk factor in front of IPV. This article presents sound evidence confirming the presence of language of ethics that is reproducing stereotyped models of attraction in heterosexual relationships, which empties good people of attractiveness and indirectly contributes to maintain the link between desire and aggressiveness. The language of ethics is characterized by integrating speech acts that exclusively include ethics and exclude desire when talking about egalitarian boys or men. To analyze this reality, a qualitative study has been conducted framed in the communicative methodology. This methodology has been recommended by the European Commission to conduct research on vulnerable groups and social inequalities, which has the aim to advance knowledge on social transformation. Drawing on this approach, three different data-collection techniques have been implemented: in-depth interviews, daily-life stories and focus groups. The fieldwork includes a sample of 52 young men and women between the ages of 18 and 23 from a vocational training high school, and 4 fathers and 4 mothers of some of these young people. The findings confirm the existence of a model of socialization that replicates family relations based on the maintenance of the double standards. Thus, mothers used to employ the language of ethics with their daughters fostering a controversial effect, that is, the latter prefer to start affective and sexual relationships with boys who are aggressive and not egalitarian. On the other hand, fathers used to employ language of desire with their sons stimulating the performance of chauvinist behaviors that denigrate women and girls.

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