Exploring temperaments in the mother-child relationship: an educational-psychological perspective
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Authors
Vogel, Jacoleen
Issue Date
2009-08-25T10:46:26Z
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Temperaments , Personality , Perception , Mother-child relationship , Qualitative research , Group work , Awareness , Exploration , Personalisation , Naive sketch , Behaviour
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Abstract
The mother-child relationship is the first basic relationship with which any human being is confronted. The temperaments of mother and child play an important role in this relationship. The aim of this study is to explore the perception of mothers with regards to temperaments. This study uses a qualitative approach, which is explorative and descriptive, to gain insight into the influence of temperaments in the mother-child relationship. Seven mothers were selected by purposeful sampling to participate in the group work as research process. Group work progresses through the following three phases: awareness, exploration and personalisation. Naive sketches were used to determine the perception of the mothers during the awareness and personalisation phases. A focus group interview was utilised in the exploration phase. Finding showed that the mother-child relationship plays an important role in the optimal development of the child and his or her mother. This study confirmed the importance of understanding temperaments in the mother-child relationship.
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Citation
Vogel, Jacoleen (2009) Exploring temperaments in the mother-child relationship: an educational-psychological perspective, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/753>