Investigating Valence and Autonomy in Children's Relationships with Imaginary Companions

Autor/inn/en	McInnis, Melissa A.; Pierucci, Jillian M.; Gilpin, Ansley Tullos
Titel	Investigating Valence and Autonomy in Children's Relationships with Imaginary Companions
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Science, 7 (2013) 3-4, S.151-159 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2192-001X
DOI	10.3233/DEV-130123
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Imagination; Fantasy; Personal Autonomy; Interpersonal Relationship; Interviews; Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Measures (Individuals); Bullying; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; Interrater Reliability; Video Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Fantasie; Individuelle Autonomie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Messdaten; Mobbing; Schülerverhalten; Statistische Analyse; Interrater-Reliabilität
Abstract	Little research has explored valence and autonomy in children's imaginary relationships. In the present study, a new interview (modeled after an existing measure for real relationships) was designed to elicit descriptions of both positive and negative interactions with imaginary companions and to provide a measure of relationship valence and autonomy. Children (n = 107) aged 3 to 8 were interviewed about their relationships with real or imaginary friends. Results indicated that (1) the valence of imaginary relationships falls along a continuum, (2) children sometimes view their imaginary companions as autonomous and in control of the imaginary relationship (especially when this relationship is not positively valenced), and (3) young children and those in less positive relationships (real or imaginary) were more likely to report that they could make their friend be nice to them. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01