Mindful Parenting and Emotion Socialization Practices: Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations

This study tests a model of the cross‐sectional and short‐term longitudinal associations between mindful parenting and supportive and nonsupportive ES strategies in a community sample of parents (N = 246; 63.8% mothers) of youth ranging from ages 3–12. Caregivers reported on mindful parenting and ES strategies at two time points 4 months apart. The structural equation model indicated that higher levels of mindful parenting are positively related to supportive ES responses and negatively related to nonsupportive ES responses both concurrently and over time. The longitudinal association between mindful parenting and nonsupportive, but not supportive, ES was marginally larger for fathers as compared to mothers. Given the documented impact of ES strategies on youth emotional and behavioral outcomes and interventions emerging to educate parents about how to provide a healthy emotional atmosphere, incorporating a focus on mindful parenting strategies may provide one pathway to increase supportive responses and decrease nonsupportive ones. Los cuidadores desempeñan un papel fundamental en la socialización de la comprensión, la competencia y la regulación de las emociones de los jóvenes, las cuales están implicadas en la salud emocional y social de los jóvenes; sin embargo, existe una menor comprensión de los factores cognitivos o psicosociales de los padres, como la crianza consciente, que pueden estar asociados con el uso de estrategias particulares de socializac...
Source: Family Process - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research