Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2024 (SSCI)
Emotion-focused parenting refers to parents teaching their children about emotions, talking about emotions within the family, and expressing their reactions to their children's emotions. This study aims at examining the emotion-focused parenting approaches of parents with preschool-aged children (3-6 years). In this line, the purpose of this study is to explore the ways in which parents in T & uuml;rkiye incorporate emotions into their interactions with their children and to discover their life experiences in this regard. To achieve this purpose, the study employed the descriptive phenomenological research design, one of the qualitative research methods. Since the participants were selected based on specific criteria, the criterion sampling method was preferred in the study. 16 parents were interviewed during the study period. The researchers created a semi-structured interview form, based on emotion-focused parenting literature to collect the study data. The data were analyzed using Giorgi's phenomenological method and the computer-assisted data analysis program NVivo 14. At the end of the study, three themes were identified: identifying emotions, expressing emotions, and strategies used in emotion management. The study findings show that it is necessary for parents to first recognize, notice and manage their own emotions before they can recognize their children's emotions and respond appropriately. Emotions are taught to children by parents in a natural process in daily life. Considering the study findings, parents are recommended to review their parenting styles in the process of teaching emotions to their children, and experts are recommended to develop various psychoeducation programs for parents.