The influence of child-parent relations on coping strategies in the mother-daughter dyad

Abstract

According to an analysis of scientific literature in the field of developmental psychology, the maternal role occupies a dominant position in the formation of a stable psyche of the child. However, it is the mother-daughter dyad that has its own distinctive form of intimacy compared to other dyads. The experience of a daughter’s relationship with her mother influences the ability to cope with certain stressful situations in teenage girls and also contributes to the formation of the daughter’s assertive behavior and self-esteem. Our article is devoted to the problem of relationships in the mother-daughter dyad, as a factor influencing the daughters’ choice of coping strategies in stressful situations. The work describes the attitudes, behavior and methods of raising mothers through the eyes of their daughters, and also presents the features of girls’ use of certain types of overcoming behavior. A correlation analysis of the connections between parent-child relationships and coping strategies of adolescents is represented by the Pearson correlation: psychological acceptance on the part of the mother affects the search for support in stressful situations; strong control, strictness and distant position of the mother leads to avoidance in difficult situations in teenage girls.