[Parental sexuality and intimate relations of parental couples: conceptualizations of children aged 10 and 11 years].
This qualitative study explores the intimate relationship between parents as conceived by ten and 11 years old children. In a semi-structured interview and a semi-projective test, twelve children (6B/6G) were as to "imagine" the motivations that make parents want to be alone together. The content analysis of the children's stories showed at an affective level some indications of a: 1) capacity to recognize the exclusivity of the parental intimacy; 2) reluctance to recognize the sexual dimension of the parental intimacy. At a cognitive level, the content analysis indicates that 10 and 11 year old boys and girls have the capacity for decentralization, that is, to take the point of view of their parents. These results were discussed in light of the literature data. Educational implications were considered.
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Département de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, CP 8888 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, H3C 3P8, Québec, Canada.
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D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007837:Latency Period, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010465:Perception; D002666:Psychology, Child; D019529:Sexuality