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Table 1 Correlation between children’s and father–mother–parents’ emotional competence

From: Emotional competence, attachment, and parenting styles in children and parents

 

Emotional competence

Recognition of own emotions (children)

Recognition of the emotions of others (children)

Emotion regulation (children)

Emotional expression (children)

Regulation of the emotions of others (children)

Mother

Recognition of own emotions

.05

.13

.08

.18

.12

Recognition of the emotions of others

.13

.345*

.23

.17

.328*

Emotion regulation

.00

− .07

.12

.13

.00

Emotional expression

− .16

.28

.16

− .07

.302*

Regulation of the emotions of others

.07

.29

.06

.14

.18

Father

Recognition of own emotions

.01

.07

.08

.22

.06

Recognition of the emotions of others

− .07

− .02

− .08

.328*

.417**

Emotion regulation

.17

− .1

.05

− .03

.11

Emotional expression

.09

.03

.05

.306*

.19

Regulation of the emotions of others

.27

.22

− .21

.297*

.298*

Parents

Recognition of own emotions

.04

.17

.11

.293*

.13

Recognition of the emotions of others

.05

.2

.09

.367*

.529**

Emotion regulation

.13

− .11

.13

.06

.08

Emotional expression

− .04

.2

.14

.17

.347*

Regulation of the emotions of others

.21

.336*

− .08

.27

.301*

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01