How Are Parental Reactions to Children’s Emotions Related to Their Theory of Mind Abilities?

Mazzone, Stéphanie; Nader-Grosbois, Nathalie

doi:10.4236/psych.2016.72019

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“…Categorization of supportive and non-supportive reactions (Mazzone & Nader-Grosbois, 2016) Submit or recommend next manuscript to SCIRP and we will provide best service for you:…”

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Emotion-Related Socialization Behaviours in Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mazzone¹,

Nader-Grosbois²

2017

PSYCH

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Eisenberg, Cumberland and Spinrad (1998) defined Emotion-Related Socialization Behaviours (ERSBs) as parents' behaviours that tend to promote their children's emotional and social abilities. They distinguish three types of ERSBs in parents: their reactions to their children's emotions, their emotion-related conversations and their emotional expressiveness. The two present studies compare these reactions (Study 1) and conversations (Study 2) in parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and parents of typically developing (TD) children. Moreover, by applying several linear regression analyses by the stepwise method, they examined the extent to which such ERSBs vary according to individual characteristics in children and parents. Study 1 included 39 mothers and 31 fathers of ASD children and 39 mothers and 31 fathers of TD children. In Study 2, 29 mothers and 15 fathers of ASD children and 29 mothers and 15 fathers of TD children participated. For the two studies, children were matched for gender and global developmental age. Parents' ERSBs, their openness to emotional processes and children's personality were assessed by means of questionnaires. Children's developmental age was assessed using the Differential Scales of Intellectual Efficiency. For each study, we considered mothers and fathers independently in our analyses, with a view to adapt parenting programmes for each parent if necessary. Results revealed that there are few differences between the two groups of parents in their ERSBs. Regression analyses showed that the variance in ERSBs in parents of ASD children was explained partially by their openness to emotional processes and by their children's personality. Our results suggest that, although parents of ASD children are good "socializers of emotions", intervention programs should take account of the fact that their ERSBs vary according to their own emotional abilities and their children's personality. These studies emphasize the importance of identifying which in-

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“…Categorization of supportive and non-supportive reactions (Mazzone & Nader-Grosbois, 2016) Submit or recommend next manuscript to SCIRP and we will provide best service for you:…”

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Emotion-Related Socialization Behaviours in Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Nader-Grosbois²

2017

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“…Many studies revealed that supportive parental reactions to child's emotions are related to better child's abilities in Theory of Mind (ToM) (e.g., [1] [2]), or in emotional regulation (ER) (e.g., [3] [18] [22]) and in social adjustment (e.g., [7] [11]). While parental non-supportive reactions may impede the child's socio-emotional development.…”

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“…Concerning parents' characteristics, numerous studies revealed that parents' reactions to their child's emotions (e.g., [1] [13] [14]) and parents' emotionrelated conversations (e.g., [10] [15] [16]) vary depending on the parent's gender. Except the parent's gender, researchers have largely overlooked other parents' characteristics as potential predictors of their ERSBs.…”

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“…emotions (e.g., [1] [2] [3] [7]) and parent's emotion-related conversations (e.g., [8] [9] [10]). Only some studies explored the variability of parental ERSBs according to the child's temperament, in particular the emotionality.…”

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“…These studies could give guidelines to prevent emotional and behavioural disorders in young children, taking into account the bidirectional links between both parents' practices and children socio-emotional abilities. More specifically, the recent literature emphasized the importance to examine how mothers and fathers help their child to regulate and understand emotions or mental states in social situations that could sustain their social adjustment [1] [2] [3].…”

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Variability and Predictors of Mothers and Fathers’ Socialization Behaviors and Bidirectional Links with Their Preschoolers Socio-Emotional Competences

Mazzone¹,

Nader-Grosbois²

2017

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In their Parental Socialization of Emotions model, Eisenberg, Cumberland and Spinrad (1998) differentiated parents' Emotion-Related Socialization Behaviours (ERSBs) that support their child's socio-emotional development: their reactions to their child's emotions, their discussions about emotions with the child and the expressions of their own emotions in the family. The crosssectional study focused on the variability of parents' ERSBs according to children's and parents' characteristics (Study 1) and included 167 mothers and 152 fathers of preschoolers. The short-term longitudinal study examined the interaction between parents' ERSBs and children's socio-emotional abilities (Theory of Mind, emotional regulation and social adjustment) (Study 2) in 53 two-parent families and their children, with a 6 months interval. In Study 1, parents' ERSBs, their emotional competences and children's personality were assessed by means of questionnaires. In Study 2, we combined direct and indirect measures to assess children's socio-emotional competences. Results of Study 1 indicated that parental ERSBs were mainly predicted by children's personality, such as emotional stability and parents' emotional competences, such as communication about their own emotions. Moreover, we observed a differential sensitivity between mothers and fathers toward children's personality. Results of Study 2 revealed that both mothers and fathers socialized their children's socio-emotional competences, particularly by the way of emotion-related conversations with their children. Mothers' emotion-related conversations predicted children's Theory of mind abilities and social adjustment, while fathers' emotion-related conversations predicted children's emotional regulation. In addition, fathers' reactions to their child- ren's emotions were predicted by children's socio-emotional competences. These studies highlighted bidirectional effects between parents' behaviours and children's development. They emphasized also the importance to better identify predictors of parents' ERSBs in order to know on which target the professionals should intervene.

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How are parental reactions to children’s emotions linked with Theory of Mind in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Mazzone

Nader-Grosbois

2017

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How Are Parental Reactions to Children’s Emotions Related to Their Theory of Mind Abilities?

Cited by 10 publications

References 37 publications

Emotion-Related Socialization Behaviours in Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Emotion-Related Socialization Behaviours in Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Variability and Predictors of Mothers and Fathers’ Socialization Behaviors and Bidirectional Links with Their Preschoolers Socio-Emotional Competences

How are parental reactions to children’s emotions linked with Theory of Mind in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

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