Abstract
[Autom. eng. transl.] The critical event of marital separation represents one of the sources of greater suffering and stress for all those involved and especially for children, who are faced with complex, multiple and unsolicited changes. For this reason, it is necessary to think of specific forms of help, which support children in managing the pain of their parents' separation and in developing this event, in search of coping strategies. In this direction, in Italy, Word Groups have been active since 2006 for children of separated parents (GdP): it is a short form of intervention (four meetings of two hours each on a weekly basis) which, through mutual comparison in groups, it allows children to talk about the separation of their parents through the expression of thoughts, emotions, feelings. The aim of the present study is to understand if participation in the GdP allows children to change both in the perception of interpersonal relationships and specifically family members, both emotionally and behaviorally; moreover, we intend to compare these changes with those that can be found for children who have not benefited from the intervention. 50 children between the ages of 6 and 12 are given self-report (TMA) and graphic-symbolic tools (The double moon). The administration takes place in two stages: a pre-test (T1) and a post-test (T2) which for the 25 children who participated in the GdP coincides with the end of the intervention; for the remaining 25 children it takes place 40 days after the pre-test. The first results of the study will be discussed in their clinical and research implications at the conference.
Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] Word groups for children of separate parents: first empirical evidence |
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Original language | Italian |
Title of host publication | Atti del VI Congresso Europeo di Psicopatologia dell’infanzia e dell’Adolescenza. Bologna, 5-7 maggio |
Pages | 278 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | Congresso Europeo in Psicopatologia dell'Infanzia e dell'Adolescenza - Bologna Duration: 5 May 2011 → 7 Nov 2014 |
Conference
Conference | Congresso Europeo in Psicopatologia dell'Infanzia e dell'Adolescenza |
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City | Bologna |
Period | 5/5/11 → 7/11/14 |
Keywords
- gruppi di parola
- separazione