Doświadczanie rodzicielstwa i doświadczenia rodzicielskie. Propozycja konceptualizacji
Experiencing Parenthood and Parenting Experiences. A Proposal for Conceptualisation

Summary/Abstract: The lack of terminological precision in relation to a category that is widely used in social sciences, i.e. experience, provided inspiration for reviewing the scientific approach to the concept. The role of experience in the psychological development of an individual was evidenced using Aristotle’s perspective, Locke’s theory of empiricism and the conceptions of Tomaszewski, Bruner, Piaget and Tyszkowa. Different types of experience present in human life were presented. The author also proposed an original conceptualisation of experiencing and experience in relation to parenthood, pointing to factors which determine the way of experiencing motherhood and fatherhood and which are essential in the process of operationalisation of the analysed categories. The 63 identified criteria that differentiate the experiences of adult mothers and fathers evidence the research potential that arises from parenthood.

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