Abstract

OLIVEIRA PEREIRA, Fernando. Mother's Age and Educational Style in the Interaction with Children that Suffer Neurotic Disturbance. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2016, vol.34, n.1, pp.157-174. ISSN 1794-4724.  https://doi.org/10.12804/apl34.1.2016.11.

There are stages in a mother's age, during the fertility period, that are favourable to a stable and balanced motherhood in the psychological level - the children's education. Study hypothesis - Older mothers can be psychologically less capable of educating their children. Participants: 189 mothers distributed for four age periods: 20-29; 30-35; 36-40; over 40 years old. Methodological instrument: Parent Attitude Research Instrument (PARI). The study revealed that as mothers get older they adopt overprotective educational styles on their children and more demanding attitudes towards the tasks performed by other family members. Conclusion: as mothers get older (over 35 years old) and while the children are young, the educational style is guided by their emotions - overprotection - and self sacrificed attitudes. This educational style can result in neurotic disorders during the children's childhood and adolescence.

Keywords : mother's age; educational style; neurotic disorder.

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