Life Experiences in Conversations Between Pre-adolescents and Their Parents

Authors

  • Lídia Suzana Rocha de Macedo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Tania Mara Sperb Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v17i3.25263

Keywords:

communication, family interaction, preadolescence

Abstract

This study investigates conversation regarding experiences involving emotions in middle class families with pre-adolescents (10 to 13 years old). One of the parents and the pre-adolescent answered a questionnaire on family communication. The results show parents as commonly sharing their own experiences, favoring problem solutions when talking about their children’s negative experiences, and reinforcing the pre-adolescent’s self-esteem while sharing positive experiences. As to the pre-adolescents, they most usually sharing their own experiences at home, and age but not gender influence this habit; the positive emotions lead them to talk more than the negative; and the partner choice for talking is influenced by the emotion involved in the experience and by the preadolescent’s age and gender.

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de Macedo, L. S. R., & Sperb, T. M. (2013). Life Experiences in Conversations Between Pre-adolescents and Their Parents. Interação Em Psicologia, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v17i3.25263

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Research Reports

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