The Good Parent: Southern Italian Mothers’ Conceptualization of Good Parenting and Parent–Child Relationships

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dc.contributor.authorCricchio, Maria Grazia Lo
dc.contributor.authorCoco, Alida Lo
dc.contributor.authorCheah, Charissa
dc.contributor.authorLiga, Francesca
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-31T19:21:09Z
dc.date.available2019-05-31T19:21:09Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-17
dc.description.abstractThirty mothers, ranging in age between 30 and 46 years, participated in seven focus groups aimed at analyzing perceptions and ideas of the characteristics of a good parent and parent–child relationship in southern Italy (Sicily). The discussions were transcribed and analyzed using the constant comparative analysis approach. Two major themes, discipline and affection, emerged from the discussions about the idea of a good parent, with seven further subthemes. In defining good parenting beliefs and practices, Sicilian mothers mostly believed that control, discipline, and demandingness were imperative and prioritized over warmth and responsiveness. Despite the importance given to demandingness, a good parent–child relationship was predominantly described as the result of a balance between love and control, mainly based on communication, confidence, and respect. Our findings were interpreted and discussed with consideration to the collectivistic and familistic nature of Sicilian society.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192513X19842598en_US
dc.format.extent21 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articles postprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2w0lq-bpqw
dc.identifier.citationMaria Grazia Lo Cricchio, et.al, The Good Parent: Southern Italian Mothers’ Conceptualization of Good Parenting and Parent–Child Relationships, Journal of Family Issues, 1–21, https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19842598en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19842598
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/13990
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Journalsen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.rights© 2019 Sage
dc.subjectgood parentingen_US
dc.subjectfocus groupsen_US
dc.subjectparent–child relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectcultureen_US
dc.subjectmothersen_US
dc.titleThe Good Parent: Southern Italian Mothers’ Conceptualization of Good Parenting and Parent–Child Relationshipsen_US
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