Understanding how parents help children manage frustration during learning.

Learning-Relevant Emotion Socialization: Validation of a Novel Questionnaire Measure for Mothers and Fathers from Diverse Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds in the United States

NIH-funded research Stanford University · NIH-10687277

This study is looking at how the ways parents help their kids deal with feelings can affect how well kids handle frustration when learning new things, like solving tough puzzles or doing chores, and it aims to create a helpful questionnaire for parents from different backgrounds to improve their parenting skills and support their children's emotional growth.

Quick facts

Grant typeR21 grant
Study typeNIH-funded research
Funding institutionStanford University NIH-funded
Lab location1 site (Stanford, United States)
Project IDNIH-10687277 on NIH RePORTER

What this research studies

This research investigates how parents' strategies for handling their children's emotions can influence their ability to cope with frustration during learning activities. It focuses on developing a new questionnaire that assesses these strategies, specifically in situations where children face challenges, such as difficult puzzles or chores. By examining the differences in emotion socialization between mothers and fathers from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, the study aims to create a tool that can be used across diverse populations. This approach will help identify effective parenting techniques that support children's emotional regulation and learning success.

Who could benefit from this research

Good fit: Ideal candidates for this research are parents of children aged 0-11 years, particularly those from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Not a fit: Parents of children outside the age range of 0-11 years may not receive benefit from this research.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this research could provide parents with valuable insights and tools to better support their children's emotional development and academic success.

How similar studies have performed: Previous research has shown success in understanding emotion socialization, but this specific approach and questionnaire are novel and untested.

Where this research is happening

Stanford, United States

Researchers

About this research

  1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
  2. Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
  3. For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.
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