Investigation of the Interactions of Mothers and Their 30-42 Months Old Children who are Living in Different Family Types in the Context of Mother Sensitivity

Year 2020, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 70 - 82, 01.01.2020

Zeynep Deniz Seven Erhan Alabay

https://doi.org/10.24331/ijere.672425

Cited By: 2

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the interactions of mothers and 30-42 months old children
living in large and nuclear family types in the context of maternal sensitivity. In this study, one of the
qualitative research methods, embedded multi-case research was used. The participants of the study
consisted of 8 mothers living in 4 large-4 nuclear family types and their children aged 30-42 months
in the town of Muş. Descriptive-interpretive data analysis was used to describe the interactions of
the studied group in depth by using natural and structured observation, mother-child information
form and mother-child observation form. It was observed that children send their messages verbally,
mothers' reactions are mostly positive in the extended family, mostly in the negative nuclear family,
and mothers of both family types exhibit very limited behaviors in showing and sharing their
feelings, showing cooperation and coordination behaviors, physical contact and eye contact. It is
thought that mothers who have moved from extended families to nuclear families have
predominantly extended family behavior patterns in these respects.

Keywords

Attachment, maternal sensitivity, Emotional Availability

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