Abstract

CAMARA R, Pedro Solís  and  MEDINA CUEVAS, Yolanda. Exploratory Analysis of Preschoolers' Perception of the Reciprocal Interaction with their Mothers. Pensam. psicol. [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.1, pp.99-116. ISSN 1657-8961.

Objective. Although conceptual advances and empirical evidence with school-age children and adolescents suggest that children's perceptions are relevant in understanding the reciprocal reactions between parents and children, the level of knowledge in the case of pre - school children is almost non - existent. The main objective of this study was to explore the perception of preschool children of the relationships with their mothers, and to determine whether scores were related with differences on parenting competence, as well as with other parenting factors. Method. Data were collected from 50 mothers who responded to several questionnaires and their children (n = 50), who answered a pictorial test of perception of the relationships with their mothers. Results. Results indicated that scores from the questionnaires were consistent with perceptions of children regarding appropriate or inappropriate interactions: for mothers on parental competence, stress, and subjective well - being, and for children on psychosocial adaptation, stress, and behavior problems; as well as with scores relating to the temperament of both. Conclusion. The results and their implications are discussed in terms of establishing coherence between conceptual advances and the empirical evidence on reciprocal interactions.

Keywords : Mothers; parenting; perception; preschoolers; mother - child relationships.

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