This research study sought to understand parents? use of intuition in their parenting and how its use affects their sense of competence as a parent. Systems Theory and Phenomenology provided the foundation for this study. Metaphors were created for each participant to enhance the understanding of intuition. In-depth interviews were used to gather the data. Results indicated that parents use their intuition to help them make decisions in their parenting. The most common time for the parents to use their intuition involved the safety and well-being of their child(ren). Overall, the parents of this study agreed that intuition does help them in their parenting. Intuition as a process is discussed. As one acquires more experience and history, and becomes more adept at picking up subtle clues, one is able to build upon that foundation, which may lead to a spontaneous knowing. Intuition is also discussed as an internal safety system of the parent. Subsystems from this study included past experiences and/or history, subtle clues found in the environment, and emotional and mental thoughts. Subsystems from the literature included the physical level of intuition, and spiritual beliefs and thoughts. Suggestions for further research are made, including the idea for a study to create a concrete operationalized definition of intuition. A cross-cultural study might yield more information on how other cultures utilize their intuition. Suggestions for practice include the teaching of intuition at all levels of education. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. / Spring Semester, 2004. / January 29, 2004. / Intuition, Parent Competence, Parenting / Includes bibliographical references. / Marsha Rehm, Professor Directing Dissertation; Charles Figley, Outside Committee Member; Barbara Allison, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_182217 |
| Contributors | Green, Stefanie Jill (authoraut), Rehm, Marsha (professor directing dissertation), Figley, Charles (outside committee member), Allison, Barbara (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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