The Raelian Movement
for those who are not afraid of the future : http://www.rael.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Authoritarian Behaviour Leads to Insecure People, Spanish Study Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101021090153.htm
ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2010) — Researchers from the University of
Valencia (UV) have identified the effects of the way parents bring up
their children on social structure in Spain. Their conclusions show
that punishment, deprivation and strict rules impact on a family's
self esteem.
"The objective was to analyse which style of parental socialisation is
ideal in Spain by measuring the psychosocial adjustment of children,"
says Fernando García, co-author of the study and a researcher at the
UV.
The study, which has been published in the latest issue of the journal
Infancia y Aprendizaje, was produced on the basis of a nationwide
surrey carried out on 948 children and teenagers aged between 10 and
14 (52% of whom were girls), describing the socialisation practices of
their parents. On the basis of these answers, the families were
classified into one of four classic parental socialisation types --
authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent and neglectful.
The results show that the ideal family style in Spain is the indulgent
one. "The scores for children from indulgent families were the same,
or even better, than those from authoritative families," the
researcher points out.
According to the expert, imposed discipline systems, such as
punishments, deprivation and strict rules, which try to force children
do things, have a knock-on effect on family self-esteem, and are
associated with incomplete emotional development and a certain level
of resentment towards the family, even if they are applied by parents
who have very cordial relationships with their children, "at least in
cultures such as in Spain, where little value is placed on
hierarchical relationships."
The researchers highlight the need for parents to work hard "on
aspects that are often not sufficiently addressed," such as
communication, polite relationships, showing an interest in children's
problems and giving reasoned explanations about the consequences of
their actions. "These are activities that, at the end of the day, call
for involvement, dedication and care," says García, with the objective
being for all people to become mature, responsible and able to do
things for themselves.
Four family types based on relationships with children
Family classification is obtained by combining behaviours that involve
different levels of demands being made and responsibility given.
Firstly, the authoritative model describes families that "provide
clear rules, giving reasons for them to their children in an
affectionate and flexible way, while also expecting these rules to be
followed." The authoritarian model is similar to the authoritative
one, in that it is demanding or controlling, but it differs in that
the parents are less affectionate.
On the other hand there are parents who fall within the neglectful and
indulgent models, which are characterised by applying low levels of
repression. However, those in the first group are "not very
affectionate" while those in the second group are "very affectionate."
Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice,
diagnosis or treatment.
Story Source:
The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by
ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by Plataforma SINC, via
AlphaGalileo.
Journal Reference:
1. Fernando García, Enrique Gracia. What is the optimum parental
socialisation style in Spain? A study with children and adolescents
aged 10-14 years. Infancia y Aprendizaje, 2010; 33 (3): 365 DOI:
10.1174/021037010792215118
------------------------------------
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ethics" is simply a last-gasp attempt by deist conservatives and
orthodox dogmatics to keep humanity in ignorance and obscurantism,
through the well tried fermentation of fear, the fear of science and
new technologies.
There is nothing glorious about what our ancestors call history,
it is simply a succession of mistakes, intolerances and violations.
On the contrary, let us embrace Science and the new technologies
unfettered, for it is these which will liberate mankind from the
myth of god, and free us from our age old fears, from disease,
death and the sweat of labour.
Rael
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Tell your friends who love scientific news that they can
subscribe to this list !!
They can do it by sending a blank email to:
rael-science-select-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
It's free !
-----------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, send an email to:
rael-science-select-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------
To change your e-mail address, unsubscribe from the old address and subscribe from the new address (see above).
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rael-science-select/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rael-science-select/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
rael-science-select-digest@yahoogroups.com
rael-science-select-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
rael-science-select-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
0 comments:
Post a Comment