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Elena Venturelli1, Elena Cabrini2, Laura Fruggeri2
1University of Parma Italy, Parma, Italy. elena.venturelli@unipr.it.
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In the present article we provide an analytical review of 26 recent studies, which investigated triadic mother-father-child interactions through observational procedures. We focused on the methodological framework and compared the studies according to different criteria, in order to highlight the complexity of the object of study as well as the variety of dimensions and measures that have been used. Even if all the considered studies were designed to analyze triads, very few used coherently triadic categories; most of them focused on the individual members of the triad or on the parents with respect to the child. Joining the research that have stressed the importance of focusing on the reciprocal interactions of all members of the triad, we propose a methodological procedure that allows to describe the triad as a system without losing sight of the single participants and the simultaneity, interdependence, and processuality of their actions.
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