Descrição de seus Filhos por Mães Brasileiras:: Dimensões de Autonomia e Relação

Development of the self is oriented according to cultural models, such as: interdependent, independent, and autonomous-related. This study aimed to investigate how Brazilian mothers describe their children and the presence of autonomy and relatedness in their descriptions. Ninety-four mothers with children with ages ranging from 17 to 22 months were interviewed. The results indicate that mothers valued children being intelligent, active, loving and caring. Children were described with more positive than negative temperament characteristics. No significant difference was observed between the proportion of descriptors in the Independence and Relatedness category. This indicates a tendency towards an autonomous-related model, corroborating evidence of previous Brazilian studies. The present study brings evidence to socialization trajectories of Brazilian mothers and contributes to the literature on parental beliefs.O desenvolvimento do self é orientado de acordo com modelos culturais de autonomia, interdependência e de autonomia relacional. Este estudo visou investigar como as mães brasileiras descrevem seus filhos e identificar o modelo cultural predominante. Mães (N=94) com crianças de 17 a 22 meses de idade, foram entrevistadas. Os adjetivos mais usados foram inteligente e ativo, amoroso e carinhoso. Mais características de temperamento positivas do que negativas foram citadas, assim como mais externalização do que as características de introversão. As análises indicaram que a proporção de descritores na categoria de independência é 18,42, e na categoria de relação / interdependência, 15,78. Isto indica a tendência para um modelo autônomo relacional, corroborando o padrão observado em estudos brasileiros anteriores. O presente estudo traz evidências de trajetórias de socialização de mães brasileiras e contribui para a literatura sobre as crenças

Brazilian mothers' description of their children: dimensions of autonomy and relatedness

Development of the self is oriented according to cultural models, such as: interdependent, independent, and autonomous-related. This study aimed to investigate how Brazilian mothers describe their children and the presence of autonomy and relatedness in their descriptions. Ninety-four mothers with children with ages ranging from 17 to 22 months were interviewed. The results indicate that mothers valued children being intelligent, active, loving and caring. Children were described with more positive than negative temperament characteristics. No significant difference was observed between the proportion of descriptors in the Independence and Relatedness category. This indicates a tendency towards an autonomous-related model, corroborating evidence of previous Brazilian studies. The present study brings evidence to socialization trajectories of Brazilian mothers and contributes to the literature on parental beliefs