Examining the Association Between Family Savoring and Adolescent Depression

Examining the Association Between Family Savoring and Adolescent Depression

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Main Author: Fredrick, Joseph William
Language:English
Published: Miami University / OhioLINK 2017
Subjects:
Psychology
emotion socialization
positive affect
positive affect regulation
adolescent depression
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1497633213449115
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami14976332134491152021-08-03T07:02:54Z Examining the Association Between Family Savoring and Adolescent Depression Fredrick, Joseph William Psychology emotion socialization positive affect positive affect regulation adolescent depression The present study sought to validate and examine family savoring as a family socialization process and test its relation to adolescent positive emotion regulation and depression. The first two aims focused on developing an observational account of family savoring and examining whether it is distinct from additional family socialization processes (parental warmth and family expressiveness of positive emotions). The final three aims investigated: i) whether observed family savoring uniquely accounts for variance in adolescent positive emotion regulation, ii) if observed family savoring is inversely related with adolescent depression, and iii) if adolescent positive emotion regulation mediates the relation between observed family savoring and adolescent depression. Eighty-four adolescents (Mage= 14.01, 60.7% girls) their primary female caregiver (Mage = 41.19, 88% mothers) completed a series of questionnaires and engaged in a Plan a Day Trip interaction task. Results validated the observational account of family savoring and demonstrated that it is a related, yet distinct construct from other family socialization processes of positive affect. Furthermore, results revealed that observed maternal savoring in a future oriented task predicted higher adolescent effective positive emotion regulation which, in turn, was related to decreased adolescent depressive symptoms. These findings may inform therapists to encourage families to model appropriate strategies for regulating positive emotions through frequent discussion and attention to positive life events. 2017-06-20 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1497633213449115 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1497633213449115 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
emotion socialization
positive affect
positive affect regulation
adolescent depression
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emotion socialization
positive affect
positive affect regulation
adolescent depression
Fredrick, Joseph William
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