title: Adolescent Reactions to Maternal Responsiveness and Internalizing Symptomatology: A Daily Diary Investigation.
abstract: A daily diary methodology was employed to gather teens' perceptions of maternal responsiveness to daily stressful events and teens' reactions to maternal responsiveness in a diverse sample (792 entries from 104 teens; 81% African American, mean age 13.7 years). Additionally, parents and teens completed baseline reports of internalizing symptoms. Diary findings were congruent with prior studies employing self-report measures of global maternal responses to emotion (e.g., higher probability of Accepting reactions to supportive responses, higher probabilities of Attack, Avoid-Withdraw reactions to non-supportive responses). Elevated baseline internalizing symptoms were related to perception of elevated Punish and Magnify responses during the week, and more Avoidant (Avoid-Withdraw and Avoid-Protect) reactions to responsiveness. Results are discussed in the context of reciprocal emotion socialization processes.
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jobe-Shields
authors.affiliation: University of Southern Mississippi.
authors.forename: Gilbert R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis.
authors.forename: Kelly E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Buckholdt
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis.
authors.forename: Rachel N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Tillery
keywords: adolescence; daily diary; emotion socialization; internalizing symptoms; maternal responsiveness