The parental self-concept

A theoretical exploration and practical application

Bibliographic Data

ID9055499
AuthorsSusan E Partridge, Susan Partridge (University of Southern Maine, corresponding author)
Year1988
Volume58
Issue2
Pages281-287
Publication date1988-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01589.x
PMID3369546
OpenAlexW2030784973
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited13

The psychological birth of a parent is a highly complex affective and cognitive process, generating in a mother or father a sense of self-as-parent. Selected literature on the subject is reviewed, a definition proposed, and the concept of the parental self explored theoretically. The relevance of the concept to psychotherapeutic work with parents is considered

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Psychology of self · Psychotherapist · Relevance (law) · Self · Self-concept · Subject (documents) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Computer Science · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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