Table 3.
Frequency of Caregivers’ Report of Discomfort with Children’s Emotions
| Likelihood of Feeling Discomfort with Children’s Emotions n (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||||
| Child Emotion | −3 (very unlikely) |
−2 | −1 | 0 (unsure) |
1 | 2 | 3 (very likely) |
Missinga |
| Happiness | 229 (98%) |
3 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
2 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
| Excitement | 220 (94%) |
9 (4%) |
2 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (0%) |
1 (0%) |
1 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
| Kindness | 218 (93%) |
13 (6%) |
3 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
| Sadness | 72 (31%) |
43 (18%) |
29 (12%) |
2 (1%) |
39 (17%) |
28 (12%) |
11 (5%) |
10 (4%) |
| Anger | 48 (21%) |
28 (12%) |
27 (12%) |
1 (0%) |
32 (14%) |
21 (9%) |
13 (6%) |
64 (27%) |
| Fear | 29 (12%) |
11 (5%) |
15 (6%) |
0 (0%) |
11 (5%) |
17 (7%) |
10 (4%) |
141 (60%) |
a
When caregivers reported that their child did not display a given emotion in response to something the caregiver did or said, no value was given.