Exploring young adults' perspectives on communication with aunts
Exploring young adults' perspectives on communication with aunts
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DOI：
10.1177/0265407506064217
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Sotirin, Patricia J.
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作者：
Ellingson, Laura L.;Sotirin, Patricia J.
女性通常被视为女儿、姐妹、母亲或祖母。然而，许多（如果不是大多数）女性也是阿姨。在这项研究中，我们对阿姨作为家庭人物的意义进行了初步探索。我们收集了 70 名侄女和侄子关于姨妈的书面记录。对这些账户的主题分析揭示了九个主题，分为两类。第一类代表了阿姨作为老师、榜样、红颜知己、精明同伴和第二母亲的角色。第二类代表阿姨的做法：礼物/款待、维持家庭联系、鼓励和不参与。我们的分析阐明了阿姨在家庭模式和亲属关系中的重要方面。
Women are typically studied as daughters, sisters, mothers, or grandmothers. However, many, if not most, women are also aunts. In this study, we offer a preliminary exploration of the meaning of aunts as familial figures. We collected 70 nieces' and nephews' written accounts of their aunts. Thematic analysis of these accounts revealed nine themes, which were divided into two categories. The first category represented the role of the aunt as a teacher, role model, confidante, savvy peer, and second mother. The second category represented the practices of aunting: gifts/treats, maintaining family connections, encouragement, and non-engagement. Our analysis illuminates important aspects of aunts in family schema and kin keeping.