Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy: A Review of the Past Decade of Research
Erin K. Merchant
Abstract:Objectives: Parental meta-emotion philosophy (PMEP) is the concept that parents have thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about their own emotions and their children's emotions. Since the introduction of this concept in 1996, many research studies have linked PMEP with children's psychosocial development. In 2012, a literature review was conducted of PMEP research published from 1996-2012 and a theoretical framework based on the findings from the review was proposed. The purpose of this article is to continue the r… Show more
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