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PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF PRESCHOOLERS IN THE CONTEXT OF PERSONAL SOVEREIGNTY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND ATTACHMENT TO THE MOTHER
Corresponding Author(s) : Tatyana V. Levkova
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 7 No. 6 (2019): November
Abstract
Purpose of the study: To explore, both theoretically and empirically, the sovereignty of a preschooler's psychological space in the context of his/her psychological health. This paper reflects the idea that the psychological health of preschool children is a reflection of their qualitative interaction with their mothers and depends on the ability of a mother to respect the psychological space of her child.
Methodology: The leading method to study this problem was to establish the ties between the sovereignty of the preschooler’s psychological space, attachment to his/her mother and the preservation of his/her psychological health, which provided a comprehensive view of the peculiarities inherent in the qualitative relationship between mother and child. The main research methods we the questionnaire "Sovereignty of psychological space" by S.K.Nartova-Bochaver (2014a), the projective method "Children's attachment to the mothers based on game samples" by E. V. Skulacheva (2012), and the parent’s survey.
Main Findings: Relying on the evidence from the study of the children’s attachment to their mothers, and indicators of sovereignty of the child's psychological space and the survey of parents, we found that the effectiveness of the mother-child interaction is determined by the type of attachment that may lead to deprivation, integrity or hypertrophy of psychological boundaries.
Applications of this study: The presented research revealed the main attributes of the psychological health of preschool children and the importance of qualitative attachment and preservation of the psychological boundaries of a child. The research results make it possible to provide effective psychological assistance to families with children.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This paper is the first to have revealed that the psychological health of preschool children is determined by the type of their attachment to their mothers and the extent to which the boundaries of their psychological space remain integral and preserved.
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Bowlby, J. (1958). The Nature of the Child’s Tie to His Mother. International Journal of Pyscho-Analysis, 39, 350–373.
Bowlby, J., &Ainsworth, M. D. S. (2008). Childcare and the growth of love Attachment and Loss.United Kingdom:Penguin Books.
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Deci, E.L.,&Ryan, R. (1986). The dynamics of self-determination in personality and development. In R. Schwarzer (Ed.),Self-related cognitions in anxiety and motivation(pp. 171–194).Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Schwartz, B. (2004). The Paradox of Choice. United States: Harper Collins.
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Shuvalov, A.V. (2012Ñ). Psychological health and humanitarian practices. IssuesofPsychology, 1, 3–12.
Shuvalov, A.V.(2008). Psychological health: an anthropological approach. Bulletin of Applied Psychology Education:Scientific-Methodical Journal, 4, 17–24.
Skinner, R., &Cleese, J. (1994). Family – how to survive. Moscow: Independent firm “Classâ€.
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Weinstein, N., Deci, E.L., &Ryan, R.M. (2013). Motivational determinants of integrating positive and negative past identities. JournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology, 110(5), 766–781.