Children's affective responses, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies in response to the negative affect of parents and peers

被引:15
作者
Creasey, G
Ottlinger, K
DeVico, K
Murray, T
Harvey, A
HessonMcInnis, M
机构
[1] Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal
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10.1006/jecp.1997.2396
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B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
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040202 ;
摘要
Although research has linked difficulties in parent mood functioning to developmental problems in children, little work has examined why such a link occurs. Following current social-cognitive perspectives on children's cognitive appraisals to negative parent affect, it was hypothesized that children would show more intense affective responses, less confidence, and less active coping strategies in response to parent, as opposed to peer, negative affect. In the current study, Young children (N = 39) were read experimental vignettes portraying peers and parents in either happy, sad, or angry emotional states. Children were then interviewed about their affective responses, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies to each vignette. Beyond experiencing more negative affective responses to parent, compared to peer negative affect, children felt they could do little to help themselves when faced with paternal distress and frequently indicated they would engage in avoidant coping strategies (e.g., hiding) to make themselves feel better when confronted with parent sadness. This study has implications for more industrious future research, as well as intervention projects that involve assisting children who live in households marked by high levels of negative adult affect. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
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