Enter and exit from interactions: micro-transitions in family triads
| Title | Enter and exit from interactions: micro-transitions in family triads |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Cigala A, Fruggeri L, Marozza G, Venturelli E |
| Journal | Interdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 152-173 |
| Date Published | 12/2010 |
| Publisher | Padova University Press |
| Place Published | Padova, IT |
| ISSN Number | 2282-2011 |
| Keywords | coordination, emotional tuning, family, micro-transitions, triadic relations |
| Abstract | The aim of the research is studying how the components of normative family triads coordinate in micro-transitions, that is in those situations of everyday life that imply rapid changes in roles, positions and interactions. For this purpose, 14 triads composed of mother, father and a 4 year old child have been observed in laboratory while playing together in a setting where they were asked to change their interactive configuration three times. For the analysis, we elaborated some categories able to point out the processes embedded in the micro-transitional dynamics (separation-entrust-welcoming-joining; triadic coordination; emotional tuning). The results allow to identify two different “forms” of normative family interactions in situation of micro-transition |
