Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Mother-Child Dyadic Emotional Responses in Everyday Life: Moderation by Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Negative Emotionality
Originally published 2026-04-28 · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01462-x ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Does my response change when my child’s distress becomes harder to sit with?
Repeated weekend check-ins capture how the same mother may respond differently depending on the intensity of the moment.
Who was studied?
Forty mother-child pairs, with children averaging just over five years of age.
Age / stage: Early childhood
Read with three questions
- How often did mothers report on a situation, and how much of the weekend was observed?
- Which experiences might the timing of the repeated assessments have missed?
- Does my response change when my child’s distress becomes harder to sit with?
Keep the limits in view
Repeated observations capture a limited window. Respondents may miss or select moments, and associations within that period do not establish lasting effects.
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Xin Feng; Qingqing Yang; Yihui Gong (2026). Mother-Child Dyadic Emotional Responses in Everyday Life: Moderation by Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Negative Emotionality Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-026-01462-x
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