It’s one thing to humble brag by posting a slew of photos of your cute kid to social media. But what’s the emotion behind those actions? If it’s pure pride and awe that you’re feeling, then you’re likely in a pretty good parenting place.
At least that’s the theory behind new research out of Rochester University, published this week in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science after a team conducted a series of studies involving nearly 900 parents to look at how parental pride and awe affect aspects of well-being.
„Parental pride and awe are common and beneficial feelings parents can have with their children,” said the lead author, graduate student Princeton Chee, in a news release. „Parents may feel proud when their child does something they worked hard to succeed in and accomplish. They may feel awe when their child does something amazing or completely unexpected that make them feel like saying 'woah’ or 'wow.'”
While both pride and awe proved beneficial,
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