How parents leverage guilt and pride: A comparison of parental guilt and pride induction in Hong Kong and the United States.

ABSTRACT: Parental socialization of self-conscious emotions is crucial in shaping children's behaviors and moral development. While research has frequently examined the socialization of negative emotions like guilt, the socialization of positive emotions such as pride remains understudied. This gap limits our understanding of the outcomes and cultural differences in parental socialization of self-conscious emotions. Additionally, current research often fails to consider domain differences in the socialization of self-conscious emotions despite evidence indicating varying levels of perceived legitimacy and acceptance by adolescents, leading to a restricted understanding of their connection with parent-child relationships. Our study investigated the association between adolescents' perceptions of pare

SUBMITTER: Wong N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12696220 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature