APS

2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024

Maternal Overprotection in Childhood Predicts Emotion Recognition Accuracy in Adulthood

San Francisco, CA · May 2024

Poster · Social

Session: Poster Session VIII

Authors

Abstract

Our research examined whether parental care and overprotection during childhood predicts adult emotion recognition. We surveyed a diverse sample of 290 U.S. adults. We found when adults experienced more maternal overprotection during childhood, they more accurately recognize emotions in others.

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