Mothers’ socialization of emotions and socio-emotional competences in children with and without intellectual disabilities in Belgium and Quebec

This study aims first to compare Belgian and Quebec mothers’ emotion- related reactions toward typically developing (TD) children and children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and examine whether these practices vary depending on individual factors and culture. Second, it investigates to which extent these maternal reactions contribute to Theory of Mind (ToM), emotion regulation and social skills in these children. The participants were 72 children with and without ID matched on developmental age and their mothers from Belgium and Quebec. Mothers completed questionnaires on their reaction... Mehr ...