Attachment themes in the family narratives of preschool children: A qualitative analysis Review

Page, TF. (2001). Attachment themes in the family narratives of preschool children: A qualitative analysis . Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 18(5), 353-375. 10.1023/A:1012555323631

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  • Page, TF

abstract

  • The family narratives of two preschool children (male and female) rated extremely high in social competence were compared to the narratives of two other children (also male and female) rated extremely low in social competence for differences in qualities of parent-child relationships and narrative structure. The children were participants in a larger study of parent-child relationships in post-divorce families. Three narratives of the tennarrative Attachment Story Completion Task-Revised were analyzed qualitatively. Differences between children rated high and low in social competence were observed in areas such as the representation of problem resolutions, narrative coherence, predictable consequences for behavior, role modeling, responsiveness of parents to children's needs, emotional expression, children's ambivalence for caregivers, and family integrity. Implications for further research involving representations of attachment security in narrative play are discussed. © 2001 Human Sciences Press, Inc.

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publication date

  • January 1, 2001

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start page

  • 353

end page

  • 375

volume

  • 18

issue

  • 5