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‘No, you should not beat our child because he will become aggressive:’ Applying a multi-method approach to explore intergenerational transmission of parenting practices

BACKGROUND: Exploring the cultural context of intergenerational continuity of warm and harsh parenting informs parents motivations to adopt specific parenting behaviours. OBJECTIVE: Parents’ perceptions of being parented in the past and their current parenting as well as adolescents’ perceptions of...

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Autores principales: Chandra Sekaran, Varalakshmi, Bailey, Ajay, Kamath, Veena Ganesh, Ashok, Lena, Ravindran, Syam K., Kamath, Asha, Hegde, Asha
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8496842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34618867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258306
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author Chandra Sekaran, Varalakshmi
Bailey, Ajay
Kamath, Veena Ganesh
Ashok, Lena
Ravindran, Syam K.
Kamath, Asha
Hegde, Asha
author_facet Chandra Sekaran, Varalakshmi
Bailey, Ajay
Kamath, Veena Ganesh
Ashok, Lena
Ravindran, Syam K.
Kamath, Asha
Hegde, Asha
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description BACKGROUND: Exploring the cultural context of intergenerational continuity of warm and harsh parenting informs parents motivations to adopt specific parenting behaviours. OBJECTIVE: Parents’ perceptions of being parented in the past and their current parenting as well as adolescents’ perceptions of current parenting were explored applying a multi-method approach. METHODS: Following written informed consent, a total of 24 interviews with 10 families (dyads of 14 parents and ten adolescents) from Udupi taluk in southern India was conducted. In the first stage, in-depth interviews were conducted with parent participants (Generation 1 (G1)) and in the second stage, adolescents (Generation 2 (G2)) participated in the photovoice component. Multiple forms of data including photographs, journals and interviews facilitated using the SHOWeD model were collected and were analysed thematically using ATLAS.ti(v.8). RESULTS: Subtle changes in reinforcing culture-specific gender norms between generations were elicited. Differences in communication, granting autonomy to female adolescents, and in disciplining methods between G1 and G2 were observed. Warm parenting was transmitted between generations while harsh parenting in G1 in the presence of external social support was discarded in favor of warm parenting in G2. CONCLUSION: We provide evidence for perceptions of parenting and adolescent behaviors across two generations. Transmission of warm parenting and interruption in the cycle of harsh parenting in the presence of external social support were significant findings. Related theoretical and methodological applications are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-84968422021-10-08 ‘No, you should not beat our child because he will become aggressive:’ Applying a multi-method approach to explore intergenerational transmission of parenting practices Chandra Sekaran, Varalakshmi Bailey, Ajay Kamath, Veena Ganesh Ashok, Lena Ravindran, Syam K. Kamath, Asha Hegde, Asha PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: Exploring the cultural context of intergenerational continuity of warm and harsh parenting informs parents motivations to adopt specific parenting behaviours. OBJECTIVE: Parents’ perceptions of being parented in the past and their current parenting as well as adolescents’ perceptions of current parenting were explored applying a multi-method approach. METHODS: Following written informed consent, a total of 24 interviews with 10 families (dyads of 14 parents and ten adolescents) from Udupi taluk in southern India was conducted. In the first stage, in-depth interviews were conducted with parent participants (Generation 1 (G1)) and in the second stage, adolescents (Generation 2 (G2)) participated in the photovoice component. Multiple forms of data including photographs, journals and interviews facilitated using the SHOWeD model were collected and were analysed thematically using ATLAS.ti(v.8). RESULTS: Subtle changes in reinforcing culture-specific gender norms between generations were elicited. Differences in communication, granting autonomy to female adolescents, and in disciplining methods between G1 and G2 were observed. Warm parenting was transmitted between generations while harsh parenting in G1 in the presence of external social support was discarded in favor of warm parenting in G2. CONCLUSION: We provide evidence for perceptions of parenting and adolescent behaviors across two generations. Transmission of warm parenting and interruption in the cycle of harsh parenting in the presence of external social support were significant findings. Related theoretical and methodological applications are discussed. Public Library of Science 2021-10-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8496842/ /pubmed/34618867 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258306 Text en © 2021 Chandra Sekaran et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Chandra Sekaran, Varalakshmi
Bailey, Ajay
Kamath, Veena Ganesh
Ashok, Lena
Ravindran, Syam K.
Kamath, Asha
Hegde, Asha
‘No, you should not beat our child because he will become aggressive:’ Applying a multi-method approach to explore intergenerational transmission of parenting practices
title ‘No, you should not beat our child because he will become aggressive:’ Applying a multi-method approach to explore intergenerational transmission of parenting practices
title_full ‘No, you should not beat our child because he will become aggressive:’ Applying a multi-method approach to explore intergenerational transmission of parenting practices
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title_full_unstemmed ‘No, you should not beat our child because he will become aggressive:’ Applying a multi-method approach to explore intergenerational transmission of parenting practices
title_short ‘No, you should not beat our child because he will become aggressive:’ Applying a multi-method approach to explore intergenerational transmission of parenting practices
title_sort ‘no, you should not beat our child because he will become aggressive:’ applying a multi-method approach to explore intergenerational transmission of parenting practices
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8496842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34618867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258306
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