Impact of Mother's Emotional Socialization on Child’s Aggression: The Mediating Effect of Child’s Emotional Regulation

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of child's emotional regulation on therelationship between mother's emotional socialization and child's aggression. 285 mothers raising preschoolchildren in Seoul province in Korea completed questionnaires regarding mother's emotional socialization,child's emotional regulation, and child's aggression. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlations andhierarchical analysis of the steps of Baron & Kenny(1986). Study findings are as follows. Regarding themediating effect of child's emotional regulation in the relationship between mother's emotional socializationand child's aggression, child's emotional regulation attitudes exhibited full mediating effect. Also, Child'semotional regulation exhibited full mediating effect in relationship between lower factor of mother'semotional socialization and child's aggression. Accordingly, this study provides base data of mother'seducation with their child and their interaction. Therefore, its findings offer programs of parent education,child care to increase child's emotional regulation.