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Maternal Affective Expression and Adolescents' Subjective Experience of Positive Affect in Natural Settings
Author(s) -
Griffith Julianne M.,
Silk Jennifer S.,
Oppenheimer Caroline W.,
Morgan Judith K.,
Ladouceur Cecile D.,
Forbes Erika E.,
Dahl Ronald E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12357
Subject(s) - psychology , affect (linguistics) , developmental psychology , association (psychology) , task (project management) , expression (computer science) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , management , communication , computer science , economics , programming language
This study investigated the association between maternal affective expression during laboratory‐based interaction tasks and adolescents' experience of positive affect ( PA ) in natural settings. Participants were 80 healthy adolescents and their mothers. Durations of maternal positive ( PA ) and negative affective ( NA ) expressions were observed during a conflict resolution task and a positive event planning interaction task. Ecological momentary assessment ( EMA ) procedures were employed to assess adolescents' momentary and peak experience of PA in daily life. Results indicated that maternal NA , but not maternal PA , was related to adolescents' EMA ‐reported PA . Adolescents whose mothers expressed more NA experienced less PA in daily environments. Results suggest that adolescents' exposure to maternal negative affective behavior is associated with adolescents' subjective daily well‐being.