Father–child activation relationship in the Brazilian context

ABSTRACT

The activation relationship is an emotional bond between caregiver and child that encourages child openness to the world through stimulation and discipline. This study aimed to analyse the father–child activation relationship in the Brazilian context through the Risky Situation. Twelve dyads have been observed: six father–boy and six father–girl dyads at preschool age. The results showed greater activation of boys compared to girls. Such results are analysed according to the Activation Relationship Theory. Despite sample size limitation, results consistently support the findings of other studies conducted in other contexts.

KEYWORDS:

• Activation relationship
• Risky Situation
• father–child relationships
• preschool
• observational procedure
• coding scheme

Acknowledgement

We thank the undergraduate and graduate students who assisted in data collection.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes on contributors

Rovana Kinas Bueno is a Psychologist, Specialist in Individual, Family and Couple Therapy, Master in Psychology and Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychology at Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Mauro Luís Vieira is a Psychologist, Master and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, Postdoctorate at Dalhousie University (Canada) and Postdoctorate at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Professor in the Department of Psychology at UFSC.

Maria Aparecida Crepaldi is a Psychologist, Specialist in Child Psychology Clinic, Specialist in Therapeutic Psychodrama, Specialist in Family and Couple Therapy, Master in Psychology, Ph.D. in Mental Health, Postdoctorate at Université du Québec à Montréal and Postdoctorate at Ribeirão Preto Clinical Hospital (USP), and Professor contributor in the Department of Psychology at UFSC.

Ana Maria Xavier Faraco graduated in Literature, Licentiate in Portuguese and French Language and Literature, Master in Developmental Psychology, Ph.D. in Production Engineering and Professor contributor in the Department of Psychology at UFSC.

ORCID

Rovana Kinas Bueno http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6000-0633

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).