مطالعات زن و خانواده (May 2018)
Comparison of role of maternal self efficacy and maternal meta-emotion on children’s emotion regulation in children with and without father
Abstract
The aim of this study was to understand the role of maternal meta-emotion and self-efficacy in emotion regulation of children who live with both parents vs. those who live with their mothers only. 200 students (from second to fifth grades) and their mothers were randomly selected from the same geographical district in Shiraz. Half of the children lived with both parents whereas, the other half lived with their mothers only. Each group was given a test, consisting of the Emotion Control Checklist, Parental Self-Efficacy and Parents' Meta-Emotion Philosophy Scales. The results show: (a) from all attributes of self-efficacy, mother’s self-management skill has statistically significant positive correlation with emotion regulation in children who live with both parents; (b) mother’s self-efficacy has no significant correlation with emotion regulation in children who lived with their mothers only and (c) mother’s self-management skill has negative significant correlation with the children’s willingness to change, regardless of their family type. And moreover, (d) self-coaching beliefs (one of the many attributes of maternal meta emotions) have significant positive correlation with emotion regulation in all children, regardless of their family type, (e) self-coaching beliefs have positive significant correlation with the children’s willingness to change in children who lived with both parents and (f) self-coaching beliefs have significant negative correlation and acceptance beliefs have positive significant correlation with the children’s willingness to change in children who lived with their mothers only. The results of this study demonstrate the importance of mother’s parental attributes such as self-efficacy and meta emotion in the formation of emotion regulation in children.
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