Disentangling the Reciprocal Relationships Between Maternal Emotional Expressiveness and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits Through a Family Functioning Lens
Key Points
Children's callous-unemotional traits reflect a complex interplay with maternal emotional expressiveness, influencing emotional growth.
The study highlights how family functioning serves as a crucial context for understanding these emotional behaviors.
Using an observational approach, the analysis underscores the importance of healthy family dynamics in shaping children's emotional traits.
Findings suggest that promoting maternal emotional expressiveness may mitigate callous-unemotional traits in children, supporting emotional development.
Disentangling the Reciprocal Relationships Between Maternal Emotional Expressiveness and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits Through a Family Functioning Lens | Synapse