{"id":2172,"date":"2015-03-11T11:33:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T03:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org\/journal\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2015-03-11T11:34:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T03:34:11","slug":"the-relationship-between-paternal-meta-emotion-philosophy-toward-anger-and-childrens-expression-of-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org.tw\/journal\/?p=2172","title":{"rendered":"The Relationship between Paternal Meta-Emotion Philosophy toward Anger and Children\u2019s Expression of Anger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Li-Wen Lai<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Child Development Taipei Municipal University of Education
\nJui-Chih Chin<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Early Childhood Education Taipei Municipal University of Education<\/p>\n

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between paternal meta-emotion philosophy toward anger and the expression of anger in young children. The participants were 115 six-year-olds (61 males, 54 females; mean age=69.7 months) and their fathers, all of whom lived in Taipei and Taoyuan. The Paternal Meta-Emotion Philosophy Questionnaire was completed by the children\u2019s fathers. Children\u2019s expression of anger was measured by the children\u2019s responses to 3 hypothetical stories. The results indicated that boys used avoidance more than girls in anger-eliciting situations. When fathers adopted the emotion-coaching philosophy, children reported lower intensity of anger and more constructive strategies. On the contrary, when fathers adopted the emotion-as-a-dysfunction philosophy, children reported higher intensity of anger and fewer constructive strategies. Paternal involvement in caregiving was found to predict the intensity of anger expressed by children. Less educated fathers had children who reported higher intensity of anger and fewer constructive strategies. Based on these results, suggestions for parents and future researchers are provided.<\/p>\n

Keywords: expression of anger, meta-emotion philosophy, father<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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