Xu J, Zhang H. Maternal and paternal emotion expression and youths' negative emotions: The moderation of resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia.
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023;
157:106344. [PMID:
37572413 DOI:
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106344]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
We investigated whether college students' resting Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) would moderate the association between parental negative dominant and submissive emotion expression and their negative emotions.
METHODS
Participants were 97 Chinese college students (28.87% male, Mage = 19.11, SD =.89). Participants reported their perceived maternal and paternal emotion expression, as well as their negative emotions. Resting RSA was assessed during a laboratory visit.
RESULTS
Parental negative dominant emotion expression was positively related to students' negative emotions. Additionally, the association between paternal negative dominant emotion expression and negative emotions was stronger among students with low (versus high) levels of resting RSA. Nonetheless, no similar association was found in maternal negative emotion expression.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings contribute important information regarding the different roles of maternal and paternal negative emotion expression in college students' emotional outcomes, and signify the interaction between parental socialization and individual characteristics in human developmental process.
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