“To work out methods to estimate child-parent relations in the families which bring up children of early age with psychomotor disorders”
(research supervisor – Cand of Sc. (Psychology) G.V. Kukuruza, 2008−2010 yrs)
Semi structured interview and system of its estimation have been worked out in the course of the research to define the quality of the child-parent relations in the families bringing up children of early age with psychomotor disorders.
Object of study: child-parent relationships in families that bring up children of early age with psychomotoric disorders.
Objective: improving psychological support of families that bring up children of early age with psychomotoric disorders by way of developing a methodology of estimating child-parent relationships.
Theoretical and practical results: an upgraded nation was formulated as regards characterising child-parent relationships in families bringing up children with psychomotoric disorders. A diagnostic means (estimation method) was worked out, said means making it possible to standardize the estimation of child-parent relationships for developing certain programs of psychological support of families as regards building up harmonious relationships of parents with the child that has developmental problems.
Novelty: there has been developed and substantiated employment of a set of characters for defining the quality of child-parent relationships, namely cause-and-effect relation, non-verbal interaction, affect-behavioral regulation, verbalization of one's own feelings, mentalization
Effectiveness: employment of said methodology can make it possible to optimize the process of diagnosing and facilitate early determination of deviations in child-parent relationships which will make it possible to provide timely psychological assistance to families that bring up children of early age with psychomotoric disturbances.
Fields of application: medical psychology, pediatric neurology, pediatric psychiatry, rehabilitology, pediatrics, family medicine.
