Abstract Relationships between adolescents and primary caregivers play an important role in the development of internalizing (depressive and anxious) symptoms. We examined associations among caregiver‐adolescent emotions and their emodiversity (their breadth and frequency) with adolescents' and caregivers' internalizing symptoms. A total of 181 adolescents (aged 13–17 years old) and their primary caregivers participated in a 14‐day daily diary study between 2022 and 2023 where they reported their emotions at the end of each day. We used actor‐partner interdependence models to examine whether positive and negative emotions and their emodiversity predicted each individual's and their family member's internalizing symptoms. Primary results concentrated on the actor effects of adolescents' and caregivers' mean levels of positive and negative emotions and their own internalizing symptoms. Greater negative emotion and lower positive emotion were associated with greater internalizing symptoms, for both caregivers and adolescents. Caregivers who showed greater positive emodiversity also showed greater internalizing symptoms. In contrast, relatively few partner effects were observed. Our findings point to the need for more research on the role of interpersonal emotions in daily life as they relate to internalizing symptoms. Although our sample captured diversity in ethnicity, results may not generalize across levels of socioeconomic status, gender identity, and caregiver education.

Jessica P. Lougheed

Colin F. Loveridge

Gizem Keskin

Nancy L. Sin

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Multidisciplinary and international in scope, the Journal of Research on Adolescence (JRA) significantly advances knowledge in the field of adolescent research. Employing a diverse array of methodologies, this compelling journal publishes original research and integrative reviews of the highest level of scholarship. Featured studies include both quantitative and qualitative methodologies applied to cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development and behavior. Articles pertinent to the variety of developmental patterns inherent throughout adolescence are featured, including cross-national and cross-cultural studies. Attention is given to normative patterns of behavior as well as individual differences rooted in personal or social and cultural factors.

The Journal of Research on Adolescence (JRA) is multidisciplinary and international in scope, significantly advancing knowledge in the field of adolescent research. This compelling journal employs a diverse array of methodologies to publish original research and integrative reviews of the highest level of scholarship. Featured studies include both quantitative and qualitative methodologies applied to cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development and behavior. Articles relevant to the variety of developmental patterns inherent throughout adolescence are included, encompassing cross-national and cross-cultural studies. Attention is given to normative patterns of behavior as well as individual differences rooted in personal or social and cultural factors.

《Journal of Research on Adolescence》是一份多学科和国际化的期刊，显著推动了青少年研究领域的知识进步。该期刊采用多种研究方法，发表高水平的原创研究和综合评审文章。所刊登的研究包括应用于认知、身体、情感和社会发展与行为的定量和定性方法。期刊关注青少年发展过程中固有的多样化发展模式，包括跨国和跨文化研究。文章既关注行为的规范模式，也关注根植于个人或社会文化因素的个体差异。

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心理学	2
心理学, 家庭研究	2
心理学, 心理学发育	3

Associations between caregiver‐adolescent emodiversity and internalizing symptoms

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PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL	1