TY - JOUR
T1 - Talking about past emotions
T2 - Conversations between Peruvian mothers and their preschool children
AU - Melzi, Gigliana
AU - Fernández, Camila
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - In this study, we examined gender and age variations in the use of emotion words during mother-child conversations about experiences. Thirty-two middle-class, Spanish-speaking, Peruvian mothers and their 3- and 5-year-old children participated in this study. Conversations were audiotaped, transcribed, and coded for number, types of emotions discussed, and conversational contexts in which the emotion word was embedded. Age differences were found only in children's use of emotion words. Gender differences were found only in mothers' use of emotion words. Findings are discussed in relation to socialization practices of emotional expression and gender in middle-class Peruvian society. Our results support and provide a developmental perspective on findings obtained in studies of adult emotional expression across various cultures.
AB - In this study, we examined gender and age variations in the use of emotion words during mother-child conversations about experiences. Thirty-two middle-class, Spanish-speaking, Peruvian mothers and their 3- and 5-year-old children participated in this study. Conversations were audiotaped, transcribed, and coded for number, types of emotions discussed, and conversational contexts in which the emotion word was embedded. Age differences were found only in children's use of emotion words. Gender differences were found only in mothers' use of emotion words. Findings are discussed in relation to socialization practices of emotional expression and gender in middle-class Peruvian society. Our results support and provide a developmental perspective on findings obtained in studies of adult emotional expression across various cultures.
KW - Culture
KW - Emotion
KW - Gender
KW - Mother-child conversations
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U2 - 10.1023/b:sers.0000027567.55262.10
DO - 10.1023/b:sers.0000027567.55262.10
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:3843116422
VL - 50
SP - 641
EP - 657
JO - Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
JF - Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
SN - 0360-0025
IS - 9-10
ER -