%0 Journal Article
%T Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy: A Review of the Past Decade of Research
%A Erin K. Merchant
%J Psychology
%P 364-376
%@ 2152-7199
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/psych.2024.153022
%X <p>
	<span><span><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Objectives</span></b></span></span><span><span><span><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">:</span></b></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> Parental meta-emotion
philosophy (PMEP) is the concept that</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> <span>parents have
thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about their own emotions and their childrenĄ¯s
emotions. Since the introduction of this concept in 1996</span>, many research
studies have linked PMEP with childrenĄ¯s psychosocial development.<span> In 2012, a literature review was conducted of PMEP
research pub</span><span>lished from 1996-2012 and
a theoretical framework based on the findings</span> <span>from the review was proposed. The purpose of this article is to continue</span><span> the review of PMEP literature by providing an
explanation of the theoretical</span> <span>foundations
of PMEP and examine the past decade of research and the im</span>pact of that
research on our understanding of PMEP and child socialization. <b><span>Methods</span></b></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">:</span></b></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> The researcher applied </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">a </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">narrative literature review
methodology</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> to examine PMEP literature published from 2012-2023. Utilizing the Colum<span>bia College online library database, <i>Google</i> <i>Scholar</i>, and <i>Academia</i>,
the re</span>searcher found a total of 9 empirical articles about PMEP that
were published in the last decade. <b>Results</b></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">:</span></b></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> The results of this recent review further validated <span>the theoretical framework presented in 2012,
which claims that child emotional competence acts as a mediator between PMEP
and child outcomes </span>(child psychosocial adjustment and child peer
relationships). Recent studies found that PMEP can act as a moderating variable
(or protective factor) be<span>tween challenging
family circumstances (such as family stress or increased</span> <span>maternal symptomatology) and child
%K Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy
%K Emotion Socialization
%K Child Emotional Competence
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131864