In the present article we provide an analytical review of 26 recent studies, which investigated triadic mother-father-child interactions through observational procedures. We focused on the methodological framework and compared the studies according to different criteria, in order to highlight the complexity of the object of studyaswellasthevariety ofdimensionsand measuresthathavebeenused. Even ifall the considered studies were designed to analyze triads, very few used coherently triadic categories; most of them focused on the individual members of the triad or on the parents with respect to the child. Joining the research that have stressed the importance of focusing on the reciprocal interactions of all members of the triad, we propose a methodological procedure that allows to describe the triad as a system without losing sight of the single participants and the simultaneity, interdependence, and processuality of their actions.

The study of Triadic Family Interactions: the Proposal of an Observational Procedure / Venturelli, Elena; Cabrini, Elena; Fruggeri, Laura; Cigala, Ada. - In: INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1932-4502. - 50:(2016), pp. 655-683. [10.1007/s12124-015-9335-1]

The study of Triadic Family Interactions: the Proposal of an Observational Procedure

VENTURELLI, Elena;FRUGGERI, Laura;CIGALA, Ada
2016-01-01

Abstract

In the present article we provide an analytical review of 26 recent studies, which investigated triadic mother-father-child interactions through observational procedures. We focused on the methodological framework and compared the studies according to different criteria, in order to highlight the complexity of the object of studyaswellasthevariety ofdimensionsand measuresthathavebeenused. Even ifall the considered studies were designed to analyze triads, very few used coherently triadic categories; most of them focused on the individual members of the triad or on the parents with respect to the child. Joining the research that have stressed the importance of focusing on the reciprocal interactions of all members of the triad, we propose a methodological procedure that allows to describe the triad as a system without losing sight of the single participants and the simultaneity, interdependence, and processuality of their actions.
2016
The study of Triadic Family Interactions: the Proposal of an Observational Procedure / Venturelli, Elena; Cabrini, Elena; Fruggeri, Laura; Cigala, Ada. - In: INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1932-4502. - 50:(2016), pp. 655-683. [10.1007/s12124-015-9335-1]
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