The Risky Situation: A Procedure for Assessing the Father-Child Activation Relationship

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Title: The Risky Situation: A Procedure for Assessing the Father-Child Activation Relationship
Language: English
Authors: Paquette, Daniel, Bigras, Marc
Source: Early Child Development and Care. Jan 2010 180(1-2):33-50.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2010
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Fathers, Risk, Validity, Observation, Coding, Evaluation Methods, Scores, Classification, Personality Traits, Gender Differences, Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries, Infants, Questionnaires
Geographic Terms: Canada (Montreal)
DOI: 10.1080/03004430903414687
ISSN: 0300-4430
Abstract: Initial validation data are presented for the Risky Situation (RS), a 20-minute observational procedure designed to assess the father-child activation relationship with children aged 12-18 months. The coding grid, which is simple and easy to use, allows parent-child dyads to be classified into three categories and provides an activation score. By having the same parent-child dyads participate in the Strange Situation (SS) and in the RS, researchers were able to demonstrate that the RS appears to evoke specific relationship patterns. Moreover, parental stimulation of risk-taking, the central construct of the RS, was shown to play a significant role after controlling for child characteristics (sex and temperament). These results suggested that the RS has the potential to make a significant contribution to the study of the human relationship. (Contains 6 tables and 1 note.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 41
Entry Date: 2010
Accession Number: EJ882109
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Initial validation data are presented for the Risky Situation (RS), a 20-minute observational procedure designed to assess the father-child activation relationship with children aged 12-18 months. The coding grid, which is simple and easy to use, allows parent-child dyads to be classified into three categories and provides an activation score. By having the same parent-child dyads participate in the Strange Situation (SS) and in the RS, researchers were able to demonstrate that the RS appears to evoke specific relationship patterns. Moreover, parental stimulation of risk-taking, the central construct of the RS, was shown to play a significant role after controlling for child characteristics (sex and temperament). These results suggested that the RS has the potential to make a significant contribution to the study of the human relationship. (Contains 6 tables and 1 note.)
ISSN:0300-4430
DOI:10.1080/03004430903414687