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- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1971 American Psychological Association
- ISSN
- 0022-006x
- eISSN
- 1939-2117
- DOI
- 10.1037/h0031108
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Used a family doll placement technique to study separateness and connectedness within the family as this varies over positive and negative emotional themes. All members of 10 intact families (father, mother, and 2 children), in which 1 child had learning difficulties, participated. Separateness and connectedness were measured by (a) family grouping schemata categories, describing the groupings and subgroupings of dolls; (b) linear distance between dolls; and (c) interpersonal focus of dolls. As hypothesized, positive emotional themes were represented by closer doll placements than negative themes. Parents tended to group the family as a single unit more than children. The child with learning difficulties tended to orient dolls away from one another in painful emotions.
Journal
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology – American Psychological Association
Published: Jun 1, 1971