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The development of emotion understanding in children: The importance of parents, teachers, and peers.

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Emotion understanding (EU) develops through emotion socialization provided by children's social environments, but the relative importance of various socializing agents has not been determined. In this prospective study, the unique contributions of parents, teachers, and peers to changes in EU from 4 to 8 years of age were therefore investigated in a birth cohort sample of 924 Norwegian children (50.1% boys). A warm parent-child relationship at 4 years of age predicted increased EU at 6 years of age but not from 6 to 8 years of age. A close teacher-child relationship forecasted enhanced EU at both 6 and 8 years of age. The results are in accordance with previous research on parents' roles and bring new knowledge by underscoring the importance of teachers in children's development of EU. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Developmental Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/dev0001627

Authors: Nina Jakhelln Laugen, Silja Berg Kårstad, Trude Reinfjell, Lars Wichstrøm

Institution: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: Norges Forskningsråd