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Family Emotional Expressiveness as a Predictor of Early Adolescent Social and Psychological Adjustment

Phyllis Bronstein

University of Vermont

Martha Fitzgerald

University of Vermont

Maria Briones

University of Vermont

Jean Pieniadz

University of Vermont

Adele D'Ari

University of Vermont

Parents' support of their children's emotional expressiveness was examined in relation to the children's social and psychological adjustment over a 3-year period. Nonhostile expression of emotion within the family (both observed and self-reported) appears to have provided a buffer against psychological problems over the transition to middle school and to have enhanced concurrent and long-term developmental outcomes, as evidenced by greater peer popularity, more positive self-concept for girls, and more positive social behavior in the classroom for boys. Parents' and children's levels of observed emotionality were highly intercorrelated, suggesting that parents were modeling a level of emotional expressiveness that was similar to the level they allowed or supported in their children.

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 13, No. 4, 448-471 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431693013004006
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