Meta-emotional philosophy and emotional socialization's styles in a group of mothers living in mother-child communities [Filosofia meta-emotiva e stili di socializzazione emotiva in un gruppo di mamme residenti in comunità mamma-bambino]

The present research aims at analyzing, through the use of different instruments (QSE, ERPS, MEI-PV), the meta-emotional philosophy and the emotional socialization's styles of a group of 43 Italian and non-Italian mothers aged between 20 and 45 years and living in mother-child communities with their children. Contrary to some research in literature, the results show that mothers are able to "tune" with their own emotions and those of their children, but experience difficulty with emotional expression, management and regulation. In particular, anger that is experienced by both themselves and their children, is the most difficult emotion to manage. Copyright © 2016 FrancoAngeli.