Child development under the influence of social and religious contexts

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v21i1.46448

Keywords:

childhood development, school age children, social environments, religion

Abstract

The article analyses, based on psychodynamic psychology and social anthropology, the development
of children under the influence of social and religious contexts in order to understand
how environmental context and emotional support influence development. This qualitative
study uses semi-structured interviews, observations, field journal. Five children aged five to six
years, parents, caregivers and teachers participated. The results were organized by content
analysis and showed a circulation crossed by neighborhood violence and religious influence of
families the social skills of children. It is concluded that the circumstances of the social context
which generated fear and insecurity in parents of the children, and religious practice of caregivers
were significant to the emotional development.

Author Biographies

Lesly Vicenzi Oliveira, Universidade Católica de Brasília

Psicóloga, Mestre em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Pará, Doutoranda em Psicologia na Universidade Católica de Brasília. Integrante do Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Saúde (LADS/UFPA/PPGP) e do Laboratório de Estudos Complexos (LEPSCOM/UCB).

Janari da Silva Pedroso, Universidade Federal do Pará

Psicólogo. Doutor em Ciências: Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (Universidade Federal do Pará-UFPA/NAEA). Pós-Doutorado em Psicologia (Universidade Católica de Brasília). Professor Associado 2 da Faculdade de Psicologia e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia – PPGP/FAPSI/UFPA. Coordena o Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Saúde – LADS/UFPA. Membro do GT da ANPEPP: “Família, Processos de Desenvolvimento e Promoção da Saúde”. Pesquisador CNPq.

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Published

2017-07-11

How to Cite

Oliveira, L. V., & Pedroso, J. da S. (2017). Child development under the influence of social and religious contexts. Interação Em Psicologia, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v21i1.46448

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Research Reports

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