The current study examined middle childhood aged Romanian childrens representations of parenting behaviors, basic negative emotions, and negative self-conscious emotions in the Narrative Story Stem Technique (NSST; Bretherton, Ridgeway, & Cassidy, 1990). More specifically, the research objectives of the study were a) to identify the frequency of the representations that were reflected in childrens narratives, b) to identify the specific stories that elicited the greatest number of representations, c) to identify possible relationships among childrens representations, their age, and amount of time that parents spend with their children, d) to identify gender differences in representations, and e) to evaluate the usefulness of the NSST
to assess children's representations. Data were collected from 52 Romanian children aged between 6 and 11-years old. Assessments were made using the NSST, a parent consent form,and a general questionnaire. The findings showed that the frequency of representations was identified. The stories varied widely in their power to elicit childrens representations. Correlations among the variables of interest showed some statistically significant relationships in the expected directions. Gender differences in representations of parenting behaviors and narrative coherence were identified. At last, the findings showed that the NSST could be a useful instrument to identify and assess childrens representations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LSU/oai:etd.lsu.edu:etd-06142012-165933 |
| Date | 20 June 2012 |
| Creators | Apavaloaie, Loredana |
| Contributors | Chaney, Cassandra, Cheek, Earl H., Negulescu, Ioan, Marks, Loren D., Page, Timothy |
| Publisher | LSU |
| Source Sets | Louisiana State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-06142012-165933/ |
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