Balance in Positive Emotional Expressivity Across School Contexts Relates to Kindergarteners' Adjustment.
Maciel M HernándezNancy EisenbergCarlos ValienteTracy L SpinradRebecca H BergerSarah K VanSchyndelMarilyn S ThompsonJody SouthworthKassondra M SilvaPublished in: Early education and development (2017)
The results suggest the importance of assessing observed positive emotional expressivity in context as a potential indicator of children's maladjustment risk and the need for children to adapt their emotions to different contexts. Implications for assessing and supporting positive emotional expression balance and training emotional regulation in school are discussed.