University of Nebraska-Lincoln · PsychologyBrock Emotion Lab
Rebecca L Brock · Lincoln, Nebraska
Research Focus
Dr. Rebecca L. Brock's lab focuses on understanding how family dynamics, particularly the relationship between parents, influence children's emotional development, especially during the critical early years of life. The research aims to explore how parent conflicts and emotional connections affect preschoolers' ability to manage their emotions. Their findings aim to provide insights that could enhance early childhood interventions to support better emotional health in children.
family dynamicsemotion regulationpreschool developmentinterparental conflictemotional securitychild psychologyearly childhoodparenting practiceschild emotional development
Research Aims
4AIM 01Investigate how interparental conflict impacts child emotion regulation during infancy and toddlerhood.
AIM 02Explore the role of parental emotional intimacy in shaping a child's emotional environment.
AIM 03Identify key factors in early familial dynamics that promote or hinder emotional regulation.
AIM 04Analyze the long-term effects of early emotional climates on children’s psychological health.
Skills the Lab Values
interviewsbehavioral observationssurveysecological momentary assessmentdata collectionqualitative analysisdevelopmental psychology techniqueschild assessment methods
Output against the department
Publications167top 44% of dept.130th of 296
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Citations3.7kbottom 34% of dept.194th of 296
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