Mechanisms Mediating Children’s Perceived Maternal Nonsupportive Reactions to Sadness and Children’s Social and Emotional Functioning

摘要: This study examined whether children’s perceptions of maternal nonsupportive reactions to sadness (active discouragement and non-response) influenced loneliness classroom popularity indirectly through their effects on inhibition self-perception social competence. Participants were children in grades 3–6 from a university affiliated public elementary school (N = 175; 53 % females; 37 % racial/ethnic minority). Children reported the frequency mother’s active non-response sadness, as well own inhibition, self-perceived competence, loneliness. Classroom peers popularity. Results indicated that perceived was related effect In contrast, inhibition. These results support consideration distinct constructs indicate likelihood different pathways influence predicting emotional outcomes such