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. 2023 Sep 28:332941231204304.
doi: 10.1177/00332941231204304. Online ahead of print.

Recalled Parental Emotion Socialisation and Psychological Distress: The Role of Emotional Schemas

Rita Sebastião  1 , David Dias Neto  1 , Ana Nunes da Silva  2
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Recalled Parental Emotion Socialisation and Psychological Distress: The Role of Emotional Schemas

Rita Sebastião et al. Psychol Rep. .
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Abstract

Recalled parental emotion socialisation has been associated with psychological distress in adulthood. Since emotional schemas develop from interpersonal interaction and can result in pathological reactions, they can be an important mechanism. The present study analyses the mediator role of emotional schemas in the relationship between recalled parental emotion socialisation and psychological distress. A community sample of 246 Portuguese adults, between 18 and 73 years old (M = 34.3, SD = 13.32), completed the following self-report measures: Emotional (In)Validation Experiences Scale; Leahy Emotional Schema Scale; and Brief Symptom Inventory 18. Two mediation models were estimated, one for each parent. Emotional schemas mediated the relationship between recalled parental emotion socialisation and psychological distress. Negative evaluation of emotion was the strongest mediator in the relationship between emotional invalidation and psychological distress while difficulties in reappraisal was the strongest mediator in the relationship between emotional validation and psychological distress. Differences were observed between the mother's and father's models. Results highlight the importance of emotional schemas in understanding the role of parental emotion socialisation in psychological distress, which may have important implications for intervention and prevention.

Keywords: Beliefs about emotions; emotional invalidation; emotional schemas; parental emotion socialisation; psychological distress.

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