Family Narratives, Self, and Gender in Early Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Bohanek, Jennifer G.; Marin, Kelly A.; Fivush, Robyn
Titel	Family Narratives, Self, and Gender in Early Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 28 (2008) 1, S.153-176 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431607308673
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Development; Mothers; Early Adolescents; Family Relationship; Fathers; Personal Narratives; Gender Differences; Emotional Response; Family Environment; Self Esteem; Emotional Development; Child Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Erlebniserzählung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Emotionales Verhalten; Familienmilieu; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Gefühlsbildung
Abstract	Past research has suggested that family reminiscing may be a particularly important avenue for the development of children's well-being. In this study, the authors examined the ways in which mothers and fathers scaffold conversations about past emotional events with their preadolescent children. Narratives of positive and negative shared family events were coded for parental expression and explanation of emotion, and these variables were related to measures of children's developing self-esteem and emotional and behavioral adjustment 2 years later. Overall, mothers express and explain more emotion than do fathers, and maternal expression and explanation of emotion within family narratives is generally related to positive self-esteem and adjustment in sons and daughters. However, paternal expression and explanation of emotion within family narratives generally appears to be related to poorer self-esteem and adjustment for sons and daughters. Implications for adolescent development, parental scaffolding of emotion, and gender roles within the family are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10