Mothers' Perspectives on Resistance and Defiance in Middle Childhood
Promoting Autonomy and Social Skill
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leon Kuczynski (0000-0002-4521-2408, University of Guelph, corresponding author), Taniesha Burke (University of Konstanz), Pauline Song-Choi (0000-0001-9610-6018, University of Victoria) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 469 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci10120469 |
| OpenAlex | W4200245588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 30 |
This study explored mothers' perceptions of their children's resistance to their requests and defiance of parental authority during middle childhood and early adolescence. We were interested in parental perceptions of change in resistance, their interpretations of the meaning of resistance, and parental responses to these behaviors. Forty Canadian mothers of children 9-13 years of age participated for one week in a study focused on parents' experiences of children's resistance and opposition. Procedures consisted of a qualitative analysis of mothers' reports from a five-day event diary and a 1 h semi-structured interview. Mothers reported developmental changes in the quantity and quality of children's resistance to parental requests and expectations. Most mothers reported increasing displays of defiance and direct and indirect expressions of attitude but also noted changes in the skill with which children expressed resistance. Mothers interpreted children's resistance as annoying but normal expressions of children's developing autonomy. Mothers supported children's right to expression of agency through resistance but attempted to channel children's resistance toward socially competent expressions of assertiveness. The findings have implications for a relational perspective on autonomy-supportive parenting and parents' goals for children's developing social competence in the 21st century
Agency (philosophy · Assertiveness · Autonomy · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Perception · Qualitative research · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |