Authors:

• Sara Waters, Wash. State Univ., Vancouver
• Helena Karnilowicz, UC Berkeley
• Tessa West, New York Univ.
• Wendy Berry Mendes, UC San Francisco

Emotion suppression was manipulated in acutely stressed parents during interaction with their children. Mother-to-child physiological influence and child-to-father physiological influence were stronger in the suppression than control condition. Positive interaction behaviors were compromised in the suppression condition, especially for fathers. Masking emotion undercuts interaction quality.