TY - JOUR
T1 - The relations between maternal expressed emotion and children's perceived self-competence, behavior and intelligence in African-American families
AU - Kwon, Julie
AU - Delaney-Black, Virginia
AU - Covington, Chandice
AU - Abell, Steven C.
AU - Nordstrom-Bailey, Beth
AU - Sokol, Robert J.
AU - Ager, Joel
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by grant funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01 DA08524) to Virgina Delaney-Black, M.D., MPH and a Minority Supplement Award to Julie Kwon, Ph.D.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This study examined the relationship between maternal expressed emotion (EE) and children's perceived self-competence, behavior and intelligence in a community sample of 190 urban, African American children ages 6-7. Maternal EE was measured by the Five Minute Speech Sample. Self reports and standardized measures were used to examine other mother and child variables. Compared with Low EE, High EE was associated with children's decreased cognitive self-concept, increased anxiety, and greater levels of hyperactivity. EE was unrelated to children's intelligence. The study suggests that for African American children at early school age, maternal EE predicts child anxiety, perceived cognitive competence, and hyperactive behavior. Further investigation appears warranted to evaluate the relationship, over time, between EE and child outcomes.
AB - This study examined the relationship between maternal expressed emotion (EE) and children's perceived self-competence, behavior and intelligence in a community sample of 190 urban, African American children ages 6-7. Maternal EE was measured by the Five Minute Speech Sample. Self reports and standardized measures were used to examine other mother and child variables. Compared with Low EE, High EE was associated with children's decreased cognitive self-concept, increased anxiety, and greater levels of hyperactivity. EE was unrelated to children's intelligence. The study suggests that for African American children at early school age, maternal EE predicts child anxiety, perceived cognitive competence, and hyperactive behavior. Further investigation appears warranted to evaluate the relationship, over time, between EE and child outcomes.
KW - African-American
KW - Anxiety
KW - Behavior
KW - Children's self-competence
KW - Expressed emotion
KW - Intelligence
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U2 - 10.1080/0300443042000302681
DO - 10.1080/0300443042000302681
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80155149452
VL - 176
SP - 195
EP - 206
JO - Early Child Development and Care
JF - Early Child Development and Care
SN - 0300-4430
IS - 2
ER -