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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 2Parent-child Interactions
- 1Childhood Development
- 1Early Childhood
- 1Emotion Regulation
- 1Internal State Language
- 1Parenting Stress
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Examining Mothers', Fathers' and Preschool Aged Children's Use of Internal State Language Within Emotion-Focused Conversations
DownloadFall 2017
This study examined mothers’ and fathers’ use of internal state language (ISL) within the context of an emotion-focused task with their preschool aged children. Parental differences in ISL were analyzed, as well as whether or not mothers and fathers differentiated their use of ISL depending on...
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The Relationship Between Parenting Stress and Children’s Emotion Regulation and Social Skills in Early Childhood
DownloadFall 2024
Well-developed social and emotional skills gained in early childhood are integral for independent functioning as children enter into school, especially emotion regulation abilities and social skills. Learned through parent-child interactions, researchers have identified parenting stress (i.e.,...