Abstract

LANDIM, Ilana; BANACO, Roberto Alves  and  BORSA, Juliane Callegaro. What does Family mean to you? Children's View on the Concept of the Family. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2020, vol.38, n.2, pp.38-52.  Epub Feb 16, 2021. ISSN 1794-4724.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.7178.

The different family settings are part of contemporary society and result in changes in the conceptions of existing families, including for children. This study aimed to analyze the conceptions of families according to the children's verbal report. A total of 108 children aged 5 to 12 years (M = 8.58, SD = 1.54), living in the city of Rio de Janeiro, participated in this study. The following question was asked to each of them: "What does family mean to you?". The answers were stored in text and audio format in order to perform lexical analysis, using the IRaMuTeQ software, and content analysis, according to Bardin's proposal. The results indicated that the focus of the children remains in families of traditional configurations. It was observed, however, that from early years, children recognize families from the point of view of affection and functions associated with care and protection.

Keywords : Families; conceptions; children.

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