| Title: |
I Can Relate: A Four-Wave Examination of Children's and Parents' Emoter-Referent Talk about Discrete Emotions |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Peter J. Reschke (ORCID 0000-0002-1711-8385); Eric A. Walle (ORCID 0000-0002-0719-0834); Brooklyn Daines Coleman (ORCID 0009-0007-7089-1848); J. Michael Jex; Ashley M. Fraser (ORCID 0000-0002-2002-3512); Chris L. Porter (ORCID 0000-0002-6359-6951); Mindy A. Brown; Brandon N. Clifford (ORCID 0000-0001-7070-8133); Amberly King; L. Caroline McMurray; Ethan T. Strang |
| Source: |
Child Development. 2025 96(6):2062-2078. |
| Availability: |
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Parent Child Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Reading Aloud to Others; Story Telling; Emotional Development; Child Development; Books; Psychological Patterns; Form Classes (Languages); Young Children; Emotional Response; Socialization |
| Geographic Terms: |
Colorado (Denver) |
| DOI: |
10.1111/cdev.70021 |
| ISSN: |
0009-3920; 1467-8624 |
| Abstract: |
This study examined the development of emotion understanding. Children (N = 296, 157 boys, 139 girls) and parents (67% White, 8% Black, 15% Hispanic, 2% Asian American, 6% Biracial, 2% "Other") recruited from Denver, Colorado were observed annually for four years starting in 2019 (beginning M[subscript age] = 2.44 years, SD = 0.26) discussing a wordless storybook featuring illustrated emoters expressing joy, sadness, fear, anger, or disgust towards a referent (e.g., dropped ice cream). Analyses revealed changes and bidirectional relations in children's and parents' emoter talk and referent talk across early childhood, as well as differences in parent and child relative emoter-referent emphasis for discrete emotions. Implications for the ontogeny and socialization of young children's emotion understanding will be discussed. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Notes: |
https://osf.io/2etv8/?view_only=5b4887b8ea894f0d8894f691a3bfc563 |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1488473 |
| Database: |
ERIC |