TABLE 1.

Parents’ Mean Scores (and Standard Deviations) for All Measures of Emotion Socialization

	African American		European American		Lumbee American Indian
	Mothers	Fathers	Mothers	Fathers	Mothers	Fathers
Positive expressiveness	7.02 (1.02) n = 39	6.36 (1.34) n = 33	6.86 (1.00) n = 42	6.48 (1.14) n = 34	6.58 (1.29) n = 21	6.86 (1.42) n = 19
Negative expressiveness	4.09 (1.61) n = 39	3.51 (1.07) n = 33	3.98 (1.08) n = 42	3.55 (.90) n = 34	3.72 (.96) n = 21	5.19 (1.23) n = 19
Negative-Submissive	5.23 (1.33) n = 39	4.10 (1.23) n = 33	5.11 (1.33) n = 42	4.35 (.91) n = 34	4.67 (1.41) n = 21	6.19 (1.90) n = 19
Negative-Dominant	3.67 (1.62) n = 39	3.42 (1.10) n = 33	3.61 (1.13) n = 42	3.31 (1.07) n = 34	3.43 (.84) n = 21	4.73 (1.31) n = 19
Supportive reactions	5.48 (1.25) n = 51	5.60 (1.03) n = 35	6.03 (.62) n = 37	5.42 (.80) n = 41	5.92 (.65) n = 58	5.50 (1.03) n = 71
Nonsupportive reactions	2.60 (1.11) n = 51	2.58 (1.22) n = 35	1.79 (.51) n = 37	2.32 (.81) n = 41	2.19 (.98) n = 58	2.45 (.92) n = 71

Note. Means are presented on the first line of each cell. Standard deviations are on the second line in parentheses. Positive and Negative Expressiveness are measured by the SEFQ. Supportive and Nonsupportive reactions are measured by the CCNES.