Members
Login
Sign Up!!!
Categories
Arts
Business
Custom Research
Economics
Film
Foreign
Government and Law
History
Literature
Medical
Miscellaneous
People
Personal Essays
Philosophy
Psychology
Science and Technology

Support
FAQ
Customer Service
Site Search

     Home Customer Service Acceptable Use Policy Site Search

     Enter Search Topic:
 

Already a member? Go here to log in and view the entire paper!

Join Now!
by: Credit Card
Join Now!
by: Online Check
Membership Benefits

Effects of Parental Emotional Support

This is an excerpt from the paper...

The study by Shaw, Krause, Chatters, Connell and Ingersoll-Dayton (2004) looked at the relationship between emotional support from parents in early life and its effects on physical and mental health throughout life and into old age. Previous studies have shown a correlation between a lack of parental support in childhood and psychological problems in later life, but few have looked at the effects of parental support on physical health. This study looked at the effects of parental support on adults from age 24 through 75 years. It found that strong parental support in childhood led to better physical and mental health throughout adulthood into old age, and poor parental support in childhood led to chronic physical problems and depression and other psychological problems in adulthood. The factors involved appear to be personal control, self-esteem, and negative interaction in both cases. The relationship is stronger for psychological health than for physical health, and more clearly defined and easier to demonstrate.

One problem with the study is that people were questioned for the study at only one point in time, and many factors could have affected how they answered at this time (Shaw, Krause, Chatters, Connell and Ingersoll-Dayton 8). A study following subjects over a number of years would have been more relevant. Also, as there was a considerable age range of subjects, it is important to note that a person's views of how much parental support they received as chil

. . .
ut more moderate negative emotions such as sadness and sympathy help the child learn about managing negative emotions and behaviors and so help them cope with stress more effectively. The emotions of fathers seem to be less important, since most children spend more time with their mothers. The article makes sense when considering how children learn: most of a child's learning about emotions and how to respond in various situations comes from watching their parents. It is only logical that they would cope with stress the way they have seen their parents cope, and because they see more of their mother in early childhood, she would be their dominant model for stress-coping behavior. Works Cited Valiente, Carlos, Fabes, Richard, A., Eisenberg, Nancy, & Spinrad, Tracy L. "The relations of parental expressivity and support to children's coping with daily stress." Journal of Family Psychology. 18(1) (2004):97-106. Espie, Inglis and Harvey (2001) looked at the effects of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on insomnia. CBT has previously been established as effective in treating chronic insomnia, but the current study was carried out in order to clarify the clinical effectiveness of the therapy. One-hundred-and-nine patie
. . .

Some common words found in the essay are:
Inglis Harvey, Nelson Harvey, Connell Ingersoll-Dayton, Eisenberg Spinrad, Linda Predicting, Spinrad Tracy, Berit Emotional, Harvey Allison, parental support, Abnormal Psychology, Clinical Psychology, looked effects, imagery verbal, support childhood, parental support childhood, study subjects, support childhood led, undergraduate graduate, behavior therapy, constructive coping, physical health, cognitive behavior, support parents life, physical mental health, undergraduate graduate students,
Approximate Word count = 1332
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page)

Membership Benefits
Click here to Join Now!
by: Credit Card
Click here to Join Now!
by: Online Check






to Over 32,000 Professionally Written Papers!!!
 


All papers are for research and reference purposes only!
Copyright © 2008 LotsOfEssays.com
All rights reserved. Webmasters make $$$