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Parents’ emotion socialization practices are an important source of influence in the development of children’s emotional competencies This study examined parental reactions to child
negative emotions in a clinical sample using a cluster analysis approach and explored the associations
between clusters of parents’ reactions and children’s and parents’ adjustment. The sample comprised
80 parents of Portuguese children (aged 3–13 years) attending a child and adolescent psychiatry unit.
Measures to assess parental reactions to children’s negative emotions, parents’ psychopathological
symptoms, parents’ emotion dysregulation, and children’s adjustment were administered to parents.
Model-based cluster analysis resulted in three clusters: low unsupportive, high supportive, and
inconsistent reactions clusters. These clusters differed significantly in terms of parents’ psychopathological symptoms, emotion dysregulation, and children’s adjustment. A pattern characterized by
high supportive reactions to the child’s emotions was associated with higher levels of children’s
adjustment. On the other hand, an inconsistent reactions pattern was associated with the worst
indicators of children’s adjustment and parental emotion dysregulation. These results suggest the
importance of supporting parents of children with emotional and behavioural problems so that they
can be more responsive to their children’s emotional manifestations.
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Child externalizing and internalizing problems Cluster analysis Parental reactions to children’s negative emotions Parent adjustment
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Citation
Pereira, A. I., Santos, C., Barros, L., Roberto, M. S., Rato, J., Prata, A., & Marques, C. (2022). Patterns of Parental Reactions to Their Children’s Negative Emotions: A Cluster Analysis with a Clinical Sample. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11), 6844. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116844