Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
12-2022
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Rachel Miller-Slough
Committee Members
Diana Morelen, Alyson Chroust
Abstract
Emerging adulthood is a unique developmental period from late adolescence to late 20s during which individuals experience a multitude of developmental transitions and are at an increased risk for internalizing symptoms. Parent emotion socialization in childhood can also contribute to risk for internalizing symptoms and is shaped by parent gender and sociocultural context. Rurality is a sociocultural context that has implications for parenting, but less research has explored how parent emotion socialization varies by rurality. The present study examined maternal and paternal emotion socialization in relation to rurality and emerging adult internalizing symptoms. Participants were 270 emerging adults (18-29 years old; 65.6% female) from a regional university who completed several self-report measures. Maternal and paternal emotion socialization responses did not differ by rurality but evidenced unique associations with emerging adult internalizing symptoms. Rurality did not moderate these associations. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
West, Cheston, "Parent Emotion Socialization and Emerging Adult Internalizing Symptoms: Differences and Moderation by Rurality" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4110. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/4110
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.