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Transmissão transgeracional da diferenciação do self em díades de mães e filhas
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A diferenciação do self assume-se como um conceito central da Teoria dos
Sistemas Familiares de Bowen. Sendo uma dimensão fundamental do funcionamento
emocional e relacional dos indivíduos, relaciona-se com a capacidade de atingir
maturidade emocional. Apesar de existirem estudos que apoiam as proposições teóricas
de Bowen de que os padrões de funcionamento dos pais influenciam os dos seus filhos e
que estes padrões são transmitidos para a geração seguinte, a investigação que examina a
transmissão da diferenciação do self de uma geração para a outra é parca e inconsistente.
Assim, o presente estudo tem como objetivo explorar a validade do pressuposto de Bowen
da transmissão transgeracional da diferenciação do self em mulheres, ou seja, explorar a
possível influência que as dimensões da diferenciação do self das mães têm nas dimensões
da diferenciação do self das filhas. A amostra foi constituída por 60 díades de mães e
filhas com idades superiores aos 18 anos. O questionário online consistiu num
questionário sociodemográfico e no Inventário da Diferenciação do Self Breve (DSI-SF).
Os resultados fornecem suporte parcial ao pressuposto da transgeracionalidade da
diferenciação do self da teoria de Bowen, demonstrando uma associação entre três das
quatro dimensões da diferenciação do self das mães (Reatividade Emocional, Posição do
Eu e Cut-off Emocional) e a diferenciação do self das filhas. Estes resultados destacam a
importância de considerar a complexa relação entre os níveis de diferenciação do self, o
sistema familiar e o contexto transgeracional da família de origem ao analisar o
funcionamento dos indivíduos e no desenvolvimento de uma melhor intervenção clínica.
ABSTRACT: The differentiation of self is assumed to be a central concept of Bowen's Family Systems Theory. Being a fundamental dimension of the individuals emotional and relational functioning, it is related to the ability to reach emotional maturity. Although there are studies that support Bowen's theoretical propositions that parents' functioning patterns influence those of their children and that these patterns are transmitted to the next generation, research that studies the transmission of differentiation of the self from one generation to the next is meager and inconsistent. Thus, the present study aims to explore the validity of Bowen's assumption, that the transgenerational transmission of differentiation of self in women, more specifically, to explore the possible influence that mothers' differentiation of self dimensions have on daughters' differentiation of self dimensions. The sample consisted of 60 dyads of mothers and daughters over the age of 18. The online questionnaire consisted of a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Brief Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI-SF). The results provide partial support for Bowen theory's assumption of the transgenerationality of differentiation of self, demonstrating an association between three of the four dimensions of mothers' differentiation of self (Emotional Reactivity, I-Position and Emotional Cut-off) and daughters' differentiation of self. These results highlight the importance of taking in consideration the complex relationship between levels of differentiation of the self, the family system, and the transgenerational context of the family of origin when analyzing the functioning of individuals and in developing better clinical intervention.
ABSTRACT: The differentiation of self is assumed to be a central concept of Bowen's Family Systems Theory. Being a fundamental dimension of the individuals emotional and relational functioning, it is related to the ability to reach emotional maturity. Although there are studies that support Bowen's theoretical propositions that parents' functioning patterns influence those of their children and that these patterns are transmitted to the next generation, research that studies the transmission of differentiation of the self from one generation to the next is meager and inconsistent. Thus, the present study aims to explore the validity of Bowen's assumption, that the transgenerational transmission of differentiation of self in women, more specifically, to explore the possible influence that mothers' differentiation of self dimensions have on daughters' differentiation of self dimensions. The sample consisted of 60 dyads of mothers and daughters over the age of 18. The online questionnaire consisted of a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Brief Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI-SF). The results provide partial support for Bowen theory's assumption of the transgenerationality of differentiation of self, demonstrating an association between three of the four dimensions of mothers' differentiation of self (Emotional Reactivity, I-Position and Emotional Cut-off) and daughters' differentiation of self. These results highlight the importance of taking in consideration the complex relationship between levels of differentiation of the self, the family system, and the transgenerational context of the family of origin when analyzing the functioning of individuals and in developing better clinical intervention.
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Dissertação de Mestrado realizada sob a orientação
da Professora Doutora Mariana Miranda, apresentada no
Ispa – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de
grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia
Clínica.
Keywords
Teoria dos Sistemas Familiares Diferenciação do self Transgeracionalidade Família de origem Mulheres Bowen´s Family Systems Theory Differentiation of the self Transgenerationality Family of origin Women