Mothers' and Fathers' Perceptions of Mutuality in Middle Childhood: The Domain of Intimacy

Autor/inn/en	Oliphant, Amy E.; Kuczynski, Leon
Titel	Mothers' and Fathers' Perceptions of Mutuality in Middle Childhood: The Domain of Intimacy
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 32 (2011) 8, S.1104-1124 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X11402946
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Intimacy; Children; Interpersonal Relationship; Fathers; Perception; Parent Child Relationship; Parents; Attachment Behavior; Interviews; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Intimität; Child; Kind; Kinder; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Wahrnehmung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Eltern; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	This study investigated parents' experiences of closeness in their interactions with their children in middle childhood. Structured, open-ended interviews were conducted with mothers and fathers from 23 families (46 participants) with children aged between 7 and 11 years (M = 9.2 years). Qualitative analyses indicated that parents' experiences of close interactions were consistent with an underlying construct of parent-child intimacy. Parents reported that they experienced closeness predominantly during interactions where they perceived mutuality and shared pleasure. Parents were strategic in creating both intimate interactions and contexts for intimacy. Children were perceived to contribute to intimacy by initiating and responding to parental bids for intimate interactions. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10