Abstracts
Résumé
Le but de cette étude exploratoire est d’examiner la relation entre la réunification familiale, la sensibilité et les caractéristiques maternelles, et de comparer les mères réunifiées et non réunifiées sur leur sensibilité et leurs caractéristiques. Les résultats démontrent que la sensibilité maternelle entre les dyades mères-enfants réunifiées de celles non réunifiées ne diffère pas. Des liens entre la sensibilité maternelle, l’âge de la mère à la naissance de l’enfant et l’abus sexuel à l’enfance sont significatifs. Cette étude permet de mieux comprendre les comportements parentaux des mères dont l’enfant est placé et les meilleures pratiques visant le développement de leur sensibilité.
Mots-clés :
- placement,
- réunification familiale,
- sensibilité maternelle,
- parentalité
Abstract
The aim of this exploratory study is to explore associations between family reunification, maternal characteristics, and sensitivity and to compare reunified mothers and non-reunified mothers on maternal characteristics and sensitivity. Results show no significant difference between reunified mother-child dyads and non-reunified mother-child dyads on maternal sensitivity. Links between maternal sensitivity, mother’s age at childbirth and sexual abuse are significant. This study supports reflections related to the parenting behaviors of mothers whose children are placed in foster care and the best practices aimed the sensitivity of these mothers.
Keywords:
- placement,
- family reunification,
- maternal sensitivity,
- parenthood
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