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View article: The Phenomenon of Parental Rules in Middle Childhood: A Relational Perspective
The Phenomenon of Parental Rules in Middle Childhood: A Relational Perspective Open
This study investigated neglected processes by which parents create, set, and enforce rules for their children in middle childhood. Forty mothers reported their interactions with children aged 9-13 in the context of setting and enforcing r…
View article: Mothers’ Perspectives on Resistance and Defiance in Middle Childhood: Promoting Autonomy and Social Skill
Mothers’ Perspectives on Resistance and Defiance in Middle Childhood: Promoting Autonomy and Social Skill Open
This study explored mothers’ perceptions of their children’s resistance to their requests and defiance of parental authority during middle childhood and early adolescence. We were interested in parental perceptions of change in resistance,…
View article: Relational dimensions in poor children’s decisions to obtain a mobile phone – the case of Singapore
Relational dimensions in poor children’s decisions to obtain a mobile phone – the case of Singapore Open
Children's influence on the purchase of mobile phones, particularly among poor children, received little research attention. To study the dilemma children from poor home face between strong desire to be part of the media peer culture withi…
View article: Identifying Positive Adaptive Pathways in Low-Income Families in Singapore: Protocol for Sequential, Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Design
Identifying Positive Adaptive Pathways in Low-Income Families in Singapore: Protocol for Sequential, Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Design Open
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View article: Jamaican Mothers’ Perceptions of Children’s Strategies for Resisting Parental Rules and Requests
Jamaican Mothers’ Perceptions of Children’s Strategies for Resisting Parental Rules and Requests Open
Research on Jamaican socialization of children has primarily focused on parental discipline practices. Little is known about children's responses to parental attempts to control their behavior. The present study investigated mothers' perce…
View article: Identifying Positive Adaptive Pathways in Low-Income Families in Singapore: Protocol for Sequential, Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Design (Preprint)
Identifying Positive Adaptive Pathways in Low-Income Families in Singapore: Protocol for Sequential, Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Design (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND This study aims to examine the adaptive process of children and mothers from multistressed low-income families in Singapore. It aims to bridge the knowledge gap left by existing poverty studies, which are predominately risk foc…
View article: Flirting with resistance: children’s expressions of autonomy during middle childhood
Flirting with resistance: children’s expressions of autonomy during middle childhood Open
The findings were interpreted as reflecting children's development of assertiveness and social skill as they expressed their autonomy in the interpersonal context of the interdependent but asymmetrical relationship with their parents.
View article: Children’s agency in the family, in school and in society: implications for health and well-being
Children’s agency in the family, in school and in society: implications for health and well-being Open
As guest editors, we would like to introduce the eight articles included in the thematic cluster Children’s agency in the family, in school and in society: implications for health and well-being, i...
View article: Deconstructing noncompliance: parental experiences of children’s challenging behaviours in a clinical sample
Deconstructing noncompliance: parental experiences of children’s challenging behaviours in a clinical sample Open
Contrary to clinical recommendations mothers used relational strategies to reconnect children with their agency. The distinction between two different child behaviours, and strategies for each challenging behaviours have theoretical and pr…
View article: Reconstructing a Sense of Relational Agency in Family Therapy
Reconstructing a Sense of Relational Agency in Family Therapy Open
The concept of agency is relevant in family therapy. As family therapists we approach each family member as a full agent, which means that what each person thinks and feels, makes sense, and that each person contributes in a significant wa…
View article: An Exploration of Jamaican Mothers’ Perceptions of Closeness and Intimacy in the Mother–Child Relationship during Middle Childhood
An Exploration of Jamaican Mothers’ Perceptions of Closeness and Intimacy in the Mother–Child Relationship during Middle Childhood Open
Research on Jamaican mother-child relationships has had a limited focus on authoritarian parenting styles and selected discipline practices such as corporal punishment. This study examined Jamaican mothers' experiences of closeness and con…
View article: Dialectical Models of Socialization
Dialectical Models of Socialization Open
Despite contemporary acceptance that children are active agents in their own socialization, that causality between parents and children is bidirectional, and that context matters, basic concepts used in socialization research continue to r…