Coparenting emerges across the transition to parenthood and refers to the way individuals coordinate, support each other in their parental roles and share responsibility in childrearing. Despite the increase in research on coparenting, relatively few studies have focused on non- North American or non-European families, which has hindered practice and policy targeting diverse countries. Likewise, qualitative research on coparenting is relatively rare, yet critical to shed light on details and complexities not well captured by other methods, including insights into sociocultural factors linked to coparenting in distinct contexts. Moreover, a qualitative longitudinal approach is particularly well suited to examine important life course transitions and turning points, such as the transition to parenthood. To address these gaps, we investigated coparenting across the transition to parenthood in South-Brazilian families, using a qualitative, longitudinal, multiple case study. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 12 first-time mother and fathers (six nuclear families altogether), at 6, 12, and 18 months postpartum (36 interviews altogether). In two families only the father was employed, with the mother caring for the child; in two families both parents were employed, and they hired a nanny to care for the child in their home; and, in two families both parents were employed, and the child started attending daycare at the end of maternity leave. Through the two articles that comprise the current doctoral dissertation, we explored three components of Feinberg’s (2003) coparenting framework: division of labor (how parents divide childcare tasks and household chores, as well as their satisfaction with this division); agreement/disagreement (e.g., regarding children’s emotional needs and discipline); and, support/undermining (appreciation and cooperation, or criticism and competition). The first article is focused on the division of labor, whereas the second is focused on agreement/disagreement and support/undermining. Deductive thematic analysis revealed similarities and singularities between families. As presented in the first article, we found weaker sharing of household chores over time, against greater sharing of childcare tasks during the first few days postpartum, followed by a downward tendency in the fathers’ contributions during the first few months postpartum. This more unequal division of labor remained stable over time only for families who had chosen maternal care, changing after the end of maternity leave for families who had chosen nanny care and daycare. Parental satisfaction regarding the division of labor remained relatively high over time only for families who had chosen nanny care, which suggests that counting on a domestic worker since the beginning of the transition to parenthood contributed to preventing parental feelings of overload or unfairness across the transition to parenthood. Findings were discussed in the 10 light of the role that instrumental and social support, as well as the prevailing Brazilian gender norms, may play in the division of labor for new parents. With respect to the second article, our findings showed that agreement among parents remained relatively stable during the first year, whereas disagreements concerning discipline demanded more parental negotiation as infants advanced toward toddlerhood. Support and undermining coexisted in the same families, although mothers and fathers expressed undermining differently. Aspects of the ecological context, such as family of origin, instrumental and social support, as well as labor market, also appeared to influence coparenting agreement/disagreement and support/ undermining. Following each article, we presented strengths, limitations, suggestions for future research, as well as implications for practice (e.g., counseling) and policy (e.g., childcare arrangements and parental leave).

O desenvolvimento tecnológico contemporâneo permite a detecção precoce de malformações fetais, tais como a anencefalia, que inviabilizam a sobrevivência do bebê. Tal constatação implica imediata revelação diagnóstica aos pais, que deverão decidir pela continuidade ou interrupção da gravidez. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo investigar a experiência emocional de casais que se deparam com o diagnóstico de anencefalia fetal, tendo em vista trazer subsídios para um melhor atendimento psicológico. A investigação organizou-se como pesquisa qualitativa, com método psicanalítico, estruturada ao redor de procedimentos investigativos de acesso, registro, interpretação e interlocuções reflexivas sobre atendimentos clínicos. A partir de sessões com casais parentais, realizadas ao longo de oito anos, foram elaboradas duas narrativas transferenciais ficcionais, que preservam elementos essenciais da dramática em pauta. Uma das narrativas aborda uma situação de opção por interrupção gestacional, enquanto a outra focaliza uma decisão de continuidade. Os procedimentos interpretativos permitiram a \"criação/encontro\" dos seguintes campos de sentido afetivo-emocional ou inconscientes relativos: É um pesadelo?, Quem ou o quê está aí?, É preciso decidir. O quadro geral aponta que grande parte do trabalho clínico tem lugar num campo bastante singular, É preciso decidir, que se define pela urgência de tomada de decisão relativa à eventual interrupção de processos vitais. O campo É um pesadelo? aponta para o fato deste tipo de revelação diagnóstica, derivada do uso de uma tecnologia, que detecta problemas que não estão sendo vivenciados como sinais ou sintomas físicos, gerar muito frequentemente reações dissociativas, cujo manejo torna-se, assim, clinicamente indispensável. O outro campo, Quem ou o quê está aí?, assume uma posição de centralidade, nesta clínica, na medida em que porta consigo uma interrogação radical acerca do estatuto ontológico do feto, vivido como um bebê ou como um não-bebê. Uma compreensão sensível e atenta acerca dos diferentes modos como cada casal habita este campo parece fundamental para a provisão de um cuidado psicoterapêutico / The contemporary technological development allows the early detection of fetal malformations, such as anencephaly, which makes the babys survival unfeasible. This assumption leads to the immediate revelation of the diagnosis to the parents who will decide either to continue or interrupt the pregnancy. This paper focuses on the investigation of the emotional experience that couples have when facing a fetal anencephaly diagnosis, bringing instruments for a better psychological care. The investigation process was organized as a qualitative research, through psychoanalytic approach, based on the investigation procedures of access, register, interpretation and reflexive interlocution on clinical care sessions. From the sessions with couples, during eight years, two transferential fictional narratives, that preserve essential elements of drama at stake, were created. One of the narratives approaches a situation of choice for pregnancy interruption, while the other aims at the decision to keep it. The interpretative procedures allowed the \"creation / finding\" of the following fields of affective-emotional sense or relative unconscious: Is it a nightmare?, Who or what is there?, We have to make a decision. The big picture shows that great part of the clinical work takes place in a singular field, We have to make a decision, defined by the sense of urgency around the decision about the eventual interruption of vital processes. The field Is it a nightmare? leads to the fact that this kind of diagnosis revelation, derived from the technology which detects problems that were not being lived as physical signals or symptoms, frequently generates dissociative reactions, making the clinical care mandatory. The other field Who or what is there? has a central role, in this clinic, as soon as it contains an extreme question around the fetuss ontological statute, being a baby or a non-baby. A sensible and attentive comprehension of the different ways in which couples deal with this field is essential for a psychotherapeutic care

Atualmente, presenciamos múltiplos tipos de família, como: famílias nucleares, monoparentais, reconstituídas, com filhos biológicos e/ou adotivos, dentre as quais encontramos famílias homossexuais. Há uma escassez de trabalhos sobre essas famílias e percebe-se a forte presença de preconceito e discriminação nos mais diversos segmentos e contextos sociais, em especial, no que diz respeito às questões homossexuais e de gênero e de como isso influenciaria na educação das crianças. Esse estudo visa compreender como homossexuais entre 20 e 55 anos, vivenciam a paternidade, a maternidade e/ou parentalidade e que significados lhe atribuem. A fenomenologia ancorada à filosofia do diálogo de Buber foi o referencial teórico-metodológico adotado nesta pesquisa para alcançarmos o objetivo proposto. Foram entrevistados seis homens e nove mulheres homossexuais com filho(a)(s) biológicos e/ou adotivos que formaram famílias monoparentais, adotivas, reconstituídas ou nucleares. Os resultados apontam um maior preparo psíquico e socioeconômico para a chegada de uma criança, em especial quando o desejo de ter filhos ocorre após a tomada de consciência da homossexualidade e/ou formação do vínculo conjugal homossexual. As funções parentais são exercidas pelos(a)s colaboradore(a)s os com nuances da relação intersubjetiva EU-TU. Foram relatadas situações de preconceito quanto ao exercício da parentalidade e/ou à expressão da homossexualidade, nas famílias de origem, no trabalho e entre os amigos, os quais puderam ser diminuídos por intermédio da convivência e conhecimento das situações vivenciadas. Alguns do(as)s colaboredore(a)s deixaram entrever uma homofobia internalizada, principalmente em relação à sua própria homossexualidade, que os aproxima das palavras princípio EU-ISSO. O modelo heterocêntrico de família é recorrente nos discursos assim como a falta de referenciais de famílias homossexuais. / At present, we are witnessing multiple family forms such as nuclear families, single parent families, and reconstructed families with biological and/or adopted children. Among these we find homosexual families. There is a shortage of works about those families. We strongly perceive the presence of prejudice and discrimination concerning homosexual questions with respect to more diverse segments and social contexts, especially about the homosexuality issue and how it would influence in the children?s education. Our goal is to understand how homosexuals between 20 and 55 years experience fatherhood, motherhood, and/or kinship and what meanings they attribute to these. The phenomenology anchored in the philosophy of of Buber\'s dialogue was the theoretical-methodology referential referred to and adopted in this research to reach the proposed goal. Six men and nine homosexual women, with biological and/or adopted children, who formed single parent, adopted, rebuilt or nuclear families were interviewed. The results aim towards a greater socio-economic and psychological preparation for the arrival of an infant, especially when the wish to have a child occurs after consciousness of the homosexuality and/or the formation of the conjugal homosexual link. The parental function is exercised by both, with nuances from the intersubjective relationship of ME-YOU. Situations of prejudice, especially as regards the sexual papers examined for this research are also related, as well as the expression of homosexuality, in the families of origin, at work among friends, in which could be decreased through the experience and knowing of the situations experienced. Some of the collaborators showed during the study an internalized homophobia, mainly in relation to his/her own homosexuality, which approach them to the principle ME-IT. The heterocentric model of family appears in the speech as well as the lack of homosexual families references.

[pt] Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar o adiamento do projeto parental. Levando-se em conta o aumento do número de casais que adiam o projeto de ter filhos, ou optam por não tê-los, e a escassez de estudos acerca da configuração de casais sem filhos por opção, foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa da qual participaram cinco homens e cinco mulheres de classe média, membros de casais distintos, com idades entre 33 e 37 anos. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de entrevistas com roteiro semi-estruturado. Os resultados foram analisados de acordo com o método de análise de conteúdo. Verificou-se que existe uma influência de ordem social para que o casal conjugal se torne casal parental. Entretanto, o projeto de ter filhos é cada vez mais um projeto que está sendo repensado. Observou-se que a decisão de ter filhos é uma experiência complexa, que envolve inúmeros fatores, o que contribui para o seu adiamento. Nesse contexto, coloca-se a necessidade de os cônjuges negociarem a opção de quando ter filhos. Os dados sugerem que a negociação da parentalidade ocorre geralmente de modo implícito e não verbalizado, sendo favorecida quando estabelecida explicitamente antes do casamento. Constatou-se, contudo, que a decisão acerca deste projeto é marcada por ambivalência e contradição. Observou-se ainda que, na atualidade, os casais que não têm filhos acreditam ter um nível mais elevado de satisfação no relacionamento conjugal. Conclui-se que, apesar de a sociedade atual aceitar com mais naturalidade a opção daqueles que optam por não ter filhos, ainda assim, há uma cobrança muito grande acerca deste projeto, visto que a escolha de não ter filhos interrompe a continuidade geracional. / [en] This work aims to investigate the postponement of the parental project. Considering the increase in the number of couples who delay the project of having children, or choose not to have them, and the scarcity of studies on the configuration of couples who do not have children by choice, a qualitative research was carried out, in which five middle-class men and five middle-class women, members of distinct couples, aged between 33 and 37 years old, took part. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews. The results were analyzed according to the content analysis method. It was verified that there is a social influence for the conjugal couple to become a parental one. However, the project of having children is increasingly being reconsidered by the couples. It was observed that the decision to have children is a complex experience and involves many factors, which contributes to its putting off. In this context, the negotiation of having children proves necessary for the couple. The data suggest this is an implicit and non-verbal negotiation, yet, it is favored when pre-established before marriage. It was noted, however, that this decision is marked by ambivalence and contradiction. It was also observed that nowadays, couples who do not have children believe they have a higher level of satisfaction in their marital relationship. Therefore, although today s society accepts more naturally the option of those who choose not to have children, there is still a lot of pressure regarding this project, especially because the choice for not to have children interrupts the generational continuity.

Este estudo investigou os indicativos de resiliência parental no processo de comunicação do diagnóstico de autismo após a avaliação do filho. Esses indicativos representaram o construto da elaboração parental do diagnóstico de autismo. O objetivo do primeiro estudo foi a construção de uma matriz de categorias indicativas de resiliência parental baseada em análise de conteúdo de seis entrevistas de casais com um filho com diagnóstico de autismo. Essa matriz foi base conceitual e empírica do Estudo 2, um estudo de caso cujos instrumentos foram quatro entrevistas de comunicação formal do diagnóstico com um casal de pais. Os objetivos deste foram compreender o papel das crenças dos pais na comunicação do diagnóstico do filho e investigar indicativos de resiliência parental que participaram do processo de elaboração do diagnóstico de autismo ao longo de quatro meses. Os resultados da Análise de Conteúdo apontaram a busca e atribuição de sentido ao jeito do filho e ao autismo como fatores de elaboração na comunicação do diagnóstico. Os resultados foram discutidos com base na concepção do construto de elaboração parental do diagnóstico de autismo. / This study investigated the indicatives of parental resilience in the process of communicating the diagnosis of autism. These indications represented the construct of parental elaboration of autism diagnosis by the parents. The goal of the first investigation was to build an array of categories indicating parental resilience based on content analysis of six interviews drawn from a database. This was the empirical and conceptual bases of the parents elaborations of the diagnostic, investigated on the second study. The goals of the second investigation were to understand the role of the beliefs of these parents in the communication of the diagnosis and to investigate parental resilience indicatives that participated in the process of elaboration of the diagnosis of autism of this couple over four months. The results of the Content Analysis showed the search and attribution of meaning to the characteristics of the son, and to autism as key indicators of elaboration during the communication of the diagnosis. The results were discussed on the base of building the construct of autism diagnostic elaboration by the parents.

Esta dissertação objetivou analisar como o conflito conjugal circula nas famílias, compreendendo seu papel no desenvolvimento da prole. Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática da literatura nacional e internacional dos últimos 10 anos sobre o efeito spillover. Os resultados apontam as consequências de conflitos construtivos e destrutivos para casais e filhos, além da escassez de publicações brasileiras sobre a temática. Em seguida realizou-se um estudo empírico com 179 famílias, analisando as opiniões e comportamentos de filhos e casais durante seus conflitos, através das escalas Conflict resolution styles inventory, Children’s perception of interparental conflict e Children’s action tendency scale. Encontrou-se que os filhos identificam os desentendimentos entre seus pais e que isso tem um impacto em seus sentimentos e atitudes. Houve associação entre a forma como casais e filhos encaminham seus conflitos. Refletiu-se sobre as possibilidades de prática nesse contexto, dada a importância sobre a temática para a saúde familiar. / This work aimed to analyze how marital conflict runs in families. A systematic review about the spillover effect was performed in national and international literature of the last 10 years. The results showed the consequences of constructive and destructive conflicts to couples and their offspring. It also points out the dearth of Brazilian publication in that area. Following, an empirical study was done with 179 families. The reports of children and couples about their disagreements and their behavior in these occasions were analyzed by Conflict resolution styles inventory, Children's perception of interparental conflict and Children's action tendency scale. Results showed that children identify disagreements between their parents and that this has an impact on their feelings and attitudes towards life. There was an association between the conflict resolution strategies of couples and children. The possibilities of work in this context were discussed, given the importance of the theme to family health.

Coparenting emerges across the transition to parenthood and refers to the way individuals coordinate, support each other in their parental roles and share responsibility in childrearing. Despite the increase in research on coparenting, relatively few studies have focused on non- North American or non-European families, which has hindered practice and policy targeting diverse countries. Likewise, qualitative research on coparenting is relatively rare, yet critical to shed light on details and complexities not well captured by other methods, including insights into sociocultural factors linked to coparenting in distinct contexts. Moreover, a qualitative longitudinal approach is particularly well suited to examine important life course transitions and turning points, such as the transition to parenthood. To address these gaps, we investigated coparenting across the transition to parenthood in South-Brazilian families, using a qualitative, longitudinal, multiple case study. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 12 first-time mother and fathers (six nuclear families altogether), at 6, 12, and 18 months postpartum (36 interviews altogether). In two families only the father was employed, with the mother caring for the child; in two families both parents were employed, and they hired a nanny to care for the child in their home; and, in two families both parents were employed, and the child started attending daycare at the end of maternity leave. Through the two articles that comprise the current doctoral dissertation, we explored three components of Feinberg’s (2003) coparenting framework: division of labor (how parents divide childcare tasks and household chores, as well as their satisfaction with this division); agreement/disagreement (e.g., regarding children’s emotional needs and discipline); and, support/undermining (appreciation and cooperation, or criticism and competition). The first article is focused on the division of labor, whereas the second is focused on agreement/disagreement and support/undermining. Deductive thematic analysis revealed similarities and singularities between families. As presented in the first article, we found weaker sharing of household chores over time, against greater sharing of childcare tasks during the first few days postpartum, followed by a downward tendency in the fathers’ contributions during the first few months postpartum. This more unequal division of labor remained stable over time only for families who had chosen maternal care, changing after the end of maternity leave for families who had chosen nanny care and daycare. Parental satisfaction regarding the division of labor remained relatively high over time only for families who had chosen nanny care, which suggests that counting on a domestic worker since the beginning of the transition to parenthood contributed to preventing parental feelings of overload or unfairness across the transition to parenthood. Findings were discussed in the 10 light of the role that instrumental and social support, as well as the prevailing Brazilian gender norms, may play in the division of labor for new parents. With respect to the second article, our findings showed that agreement among parents remained relatively stable during the first year, whereas disagreements concerning discipline demanded more parental negotiation as infants advanced toward toddlerhood. Support and undermining coexisted in the same families, although mothers and fathers expressed undermining differently. Aspects of the ecological context, such as family of origin, instrumental and social support, as well as labor market, also appeared to influence coparenting agreement/disagreement and support/ undermining. Following each article, we presented strengths, limitations, suggestions for future research, as well as implications for practice (e.g., counseling) and policy (e.g., childcare arrangements and parental leave).

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No. of bitstreams: 1 silveira_am_me_bauru.pdf: 1820297 bytes, checksum: 326bdd2ab8bffc53c34badcccd6933dc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O relacionamento conjugal consiste em uma das principais interações para o círculo familiar e a satisfação conjugal pontua como primordial para o bom desenvolvimento marital. Problemas com a parentalidade, com o comportamento infantil e a depressão materna acabam por favorecer condições de insatisfação na conjugalidade. Assim sendo, a partir de uma amostra de 130 mulheres, casadas, mães de crianças com e sem problemas de comportamento, o presente trabalho é composto por dois estudos que têm por objetivo geral realizar uma comparação entre aspectos da relação conjugal, práticas parentais positivas e negativas, depressão materna, ocorrência de problemas de comportamento infantil e habilidades sociais infantis. Para tal foram desenvolvidos dois estudos: Estudo I-) objetivou realizar uma comparação entre comunicação e afeto na relação conjugal, com parentalidade e indicativo de depressão materna; Estudo II-) objetivou realizar uma comparação entre comunicação e afeto na relação conjugal, considerando a ocorrência de problemas de comportamento infantil e habilidades sociais infantis. Para a realização do primeiro estudo, foram utilizados os instrumentos de análise Questionário de Relacionamento Conjugal, Entrevista de Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais e Questionário Sobre a Saúde do Paciente-9 obtendo, de modo geral, que tanto o grupo de mulheres com práticas parentais positivas quanto o grupo de mulheres com baixa frequência de práticas parentais negativas tem alta frequência de comunicação no relacionamento conjugal. Casais com práticas positivas comunicam-se mais positivamente e se relacionam de modo mais afetuoso que casais com práticas negativas. Quanto à depressão materna, obteve-se que o grupo de mães sem indicativo de depressão demonstrou expressar e receber com maior frequência afeto e comunicação em seu relacionamento. O mesmo grupo comunica-se tanto de forma positiva quanto de forma negativa com o cônjuge e interage tanto de forma positivamente afetuosa quanto de forma negativamente afetuosa. No entanto, a maior quantidade de mães deste grupo afirma estar satisfeita com seu relacionamento conjugal. Para o Estudo II foram utilizados os instrumentos Questionário de Relacionamento Conjugal, Entrevista de Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais e Child Behavior Checklist e, de maneira geral, obteve-se que o grupo de mães de crianças sem problemas de comportamento descrevem relacionamentos com maior frequência de comunicação e afeto, apresentando relações com mais comunicação positiva, no entanto, também descreveram comunicação negativa e afeto negativo na relação. Contudo, a maior quantidade de mães de crianças sem problemas de comportamento ainda descreveram estar satisfeitas com seu relacionamento. No que concerne às comparações referentes às habilidades sociais infantis, obteve-se que o grupo de mães de crianças sem déficits para habilidades sociais apresentou maior frequência de comunicação em seu relacionamento, comunicando-se de forma mais negativa, no entanto, agindo de forma mais positivamente afetuosa na interação com o cônjuge. Como contribuição para o presente estudo, destaca-se as relações entre a satisfação conjugal e a parentalidade, bem como entre a satisfação conjugal e problema de comportamento infantil e habilidades sociais infantis, considerando sua relação com a depressão materna. / The marital relationship consists in one of the main interactions to the family circle and the marital satisfaction points out as primordial to thegood marital development. Problems with parenthood, child behavior and maternal depression tend to favor conditions of dissatisfaction in conjugality. Thus, from a sample of 130 women, married, mothers of children with and without behavioral problems, the present research is composed of two studies that have as general objective to make a comparison between aspects of the conjugal relationship, positive and negative parental practices, maternal depression, occurrence of child behavior problems and children's social skills. For that, two studies were developed: Study I) aimed to comparing communication and affection in the conjugal relationship, with parenting and indicative of maternal depression; Study II) aimed to make a comparison between communication and affection in the conjugal relationship, considering the occurrence of children's behavior problems and children's social skills. In order to carry out the first study, the instruments of analysis used was the Questionário de Relacionamento Conjugal, Entrevista de Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais and Questionário Sobre a Saúde do Paciente-9, obtaining, in general, that both the group of women with positive parental practices and the group of women with low frequency of negative parental practices have a high frequency of communication in the marital relationship. Couples with positive practices communicate more positively and relate more affectionately than couples with negative practices. Regarding as to maternal depression, the group of mothers with no indication of depression was able to express and receive affection and communication more frequently in their relationship. The same group communicates both positively and negatively with the spouse and interacts affectively both positively and negatively. However, the higher number of mothers in this group affirms that they are satisfied with their marital relationships. For the Study II, it was used the instruments “Questionário de Relacionamento Conjugal” , “Entrevista de Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais” and “Child Behavior Checklist” and, in general, it was obtained that the group of mothers of children without behavioral problems describe relationships with greater frequency of communication and affection, presenting relationships with more positive communication, however, also described negative communication and negative affection in the relationship. However, the greater number of mothers of children without behavioral problems still described being satisfied with their relationship. Concerning the comparisons related to children's social skills, it was obtained that the group of mothers of children without social skills deficits presented a higher frequency of communication in their relationship, communicating more negatively, however, acting more positively affectionate in the interaction with the spouse. As contributions to the present study, the relationship between marital satisfaction and parenthood, as well as between marital satisfaction and child behavior problem and child’s social skills, is highlighted, considering its relation to maternal depression. / CAPES: 1577273

Este estudo investigou os indicativos de resiliência parental no processo de comunicação do diagnóstico de autismo após a avaliação do filho. Esses indicativos representaram o construto da elaboração parental do diagnóstico de autismo. O objetivo do primeiro estudo foi a construção de uma matriz de categorias indicativas de resiliência parental baseada em análise de conteúdo de seis entrevistas de casais com um filho com diagnóstico de autismo. Essa matriz foi base conceitual e empírica do Estudo 2, um estudo de caso cujos instrumentos foram quatro entrevistas de comunicação formal do diagnóstico com um casal de pais. Os objetivos deste foram compreender o papel das crenças dos pais na comunicação do diagnóstico do filho e investigar indicativos de resiliência parental que participaram do processo de elaboração do diagnóstico de autismo ao longo de quatro meses. Os resultados da Análise de Conteúdo apontaram a busca e atribuição de sentido ao jeito do filho e ao autismo como fatores de elaboração na comunicação do diagnóstico. Os resultados foram discutidos com base na concepção do construto de elaboração parental do diagnóstico de autismo. / This study investigated the indicatives of parental resilience in the process of communicating the diagnosis of autism. These indications represented the construct of parental elaboration of autism diagnosis by the parents. The goal of the first investigation was to build an array of categories indicating parental resilience based on content analysis of six interviews drawn from a database. This was the empirical and conceptual bases of the parents elaborations of the diagnostic, investigated on the second study. The goals of the second investigation were to understand the role of the beliefs of these parents in the communication of the diagnosis and to investigate parental resilience indicatives that participated in the process of elaboration of the diagnosis of autism of this couple over four months. The results of the Content Analysis showed the search and attribution of meaning to the characteristics of the son, and to autism as key indicators of elaboration during the communication of the diagnosis. The results were discussed on the base of building the construct of autism diagnostic elaboration by the parents.

Esta dissertação objetivou analisar como o conflito conjugal circula nas famílias, compreendendo seu papel no desenvolvimento da prole. Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática da literatura nacional e internacional dos últimos 10 anos sobre o efeito spillover. Os resultados apontam as consequências de conflitos construtivos e destrutivos para casais e filhos, além da escassez de publicações brasileiras sobre a temática. Em seguida realizou-se um estudo empírico com 179 famílias, analisando as opiniões e comportamentos de filhos e casais durante seus conflitos, através das escalas Conflict resolution styles inventory, Children’s perception of interparental conflict e Children’s action tendency scale. Encontrou-se que os filhos identificam os desentendimentos entre seus pais e que isso tem um impacto em seus sentimentos e atitudes. Houve associação entre a forma como casais e filhos encaminham seus conflitos. Refletiu-se sobre as possibilidades de prática nesse contexto, dada a importância sobre a temática para a saúde familiar. / This work aimed to analyze how marital conflict runs in families. A systematic review about the spillover effect was performed in national and international literature of the last 10 years. The results showed the consequences of constructive and destructive conflicts to couples and their offspring. It also points out the dearth of Brazilian publication in that area. Following, an empirical study was done with 179 families. The reports of children and couples about their disagreements and their behavior in these occasions were analyzed by Conflict resolution styles inventory, Children's perception of interparental conflict and Children's action tendency scale. Results showed that children identify disagreements between their parents and that this has an impact on their feelings and attitudes towards life. There was an association between the conflict resolution strategies of couples and children. The possibilities of work in this context were discussed, given the importance of the theme to family health.