Parenting styles aside, love has many dimensions and the concept of self often impacted by acceptance from others, conditional or otherwise. Has anyone designed a measure or know of any studies?
Hi Susanne, i think it depends on your definition of love perhaps because some peoples display of love would be quite different to other. I have always believed the word 'love' in relation to parenting / carers to be as contentious as the word 'right' when it comes to children! I shall perhaps have to did a bit deeper then. Perhaps from another angle. Thank you for taking the time to respond.
I would suggest Ron Rohner's scale on Parental Acceptance-Rejection (PARQ-child)..This measure is based on his PARTheory (Parental Acceptance and Rejection Theory) which talks a lot about parents' loving behaviours towards their children.You can request the scale from Ron ([email protected])
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