| Abstract [eng] |
In this master thesis the expression of family relationships in the drawings of children is analyzed. The research included 5 - 9 year olds: 20 children growing cohesive families and 20 children growing up in families in crisis. In order to provide more objective additional information about the children and their families, the interview with six educators was conducted. Children drew their own “family” and “animal family\" drawings. The study was designed to evaluate and compare the relationships between family members in harmonious families and families in crisis. Main conclusions of the research: 1. In children’s own “family” and “animal family\" drawings, as reality or aspiration reflecting family relationships. Drawings can be used as valuation of emotional communication in the family. \"Family\" drawings express and reveal the real situation of the family and family relationships, and “animal family \"drawings - children's expectations, desires associated with the desired family and desired family relationships. This tendency is indicated in others authors researches. 2. In harmonious and experiencing a crisis families the research conclusions of children's drawings are mixed. Both types of families have both favorable and unfavorable manifestations of emotional communication. Most in harmonious families living children characterized by favorable emotional relations with family members, some of whom - weaker relationships with brothers and sisters. Families experiencing a crisis, the majority of children in emotional relationships with family members are weaker, more negative and contradictory relationship of expression cases (especially parents and stepparents) have characterized inferior parents and stepparents significance of frequent parental aggression. 3. According to the analysis of children drawings of family relationships in harmonious and experiencing a crisis families showed that children drawings can reveal relationships and emotional relations between family members, but the interpretation of drawings (which are subjective) may be just one of the ways of knowledge and could be combined with other information on children’s emotional relationship sources and methods (interviews, observations, etc..). Key words: \"family\" drawing, “animal family” drawing, experiencing a crisis and harmonious family, emotional relationships and relations. |
