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Title: Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task.
Authors: Alonso-Alberca, Natalia (AUTHOR), Vergara, Ana I. (AUTHOR), Zappulla, Carla (AUTHOR), Di Maggio, Rosanna (AUTHOR), Pace, Ugo (AUTHOR), Sheffler, Kristy (Finlon) (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Child & Family Studies. Apr2020, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p1159-1172. 14p. 6 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects: Child psychiatry, Age distribution, Culture, Emotions in children, Intellect, Psychometrics, Reliability (Personality trait), Research evaluation, Sex distribution, Research methodology evaluation
Abstract: Objectives: We aimed to provide evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the Emotion Matching Task (EMT), as a measure of emotion knowledge in preschool children in different cultures, namely, the United States, Italy, and Spain. In particular, we analyzed: (1) the psychometric properties of the scale in each of the three subsamples; (2) the relations between sex, age, verbal ability, and EK, in the overall sample and in the three different cultures; (3) the pattern of acquisition of the various dimensions of emotion knowledge in the overall sample and in the three different countries. Methods: Participants were 500 children from Spain (N = 180), the United States (N = 158), and Italy (N = 162) from 36 to 72 months (mean age = 53.75), attending several schools and childcare centers in the three countries. Children were administered the EMT and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT). Results: The EMT demonstrated adequate reliability indices for all three countries. Controlling for the influence of sex, age, and verbal ability, the results revealed between-country differences in all four dimensions of emotion knowledge. The pattern of acquisition of EK was similar in the three cultures. Conclusions: These results point to the EMT as an appropriate tool for measuring EK in young children from different cultures. Cross-culturally valid measures are needed to evaluate EK in multicultural contexts, and to test the cross-cultural effectiveness of interventions aimed at encouraging emotional competence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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