Compilation of the conditional-consequential matrix of separation anxiety from the viewpoint of mothers

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

behnood behmanesh ¹ , khadijeh abolmaali alhosseini ² , mehran azadi ³

1 - Ph.D.in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department Of Psychology, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department Of Psychology and Counseling, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2022-10-29 Accepted : 2023-02-12 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: Separation anxiety, viewpoint, Systematic grounded theory, Conditional-Consequential Matrix, Mothers',

Abstract :

Purpose: The current study deals with the qualitative study of mothers' viewpoint about separation anxiety, the etiology of separation anxiety, the way mothers deal with their children suffering from separation anxiety and its strategies. Methodology: The current research method was qualitative with the grounded theory approach based on the systematic model of Strauss and Corbin (2015). The population included mothers of children suffering from separation anxiety disorder in the first grade of primary school in Tehran in 2019, from whom 10 mothers were selected using a purposeful homogeneous and snowball methods until saturation was reached. In order to collect data, a semi-structured interview method was used. The data were analyzed with the help of MAX-QDA 2020 version.Findings: 370 primary codes were obtained, which were created through causal-interactional coding with emphasis on properties-dimensions and process-consequences of cross-causal and strategic mini-frameworks.Conclusion: Causal and procedural coding results, including internal-relational causal factors such as various genetic issues, infant and childhood symptoms, absence of mother and father, marital disputes, and external-reflective factors such as the calmness of the living environment and an accident or illness for oneself or relatives , and the prevention-compensatory strategies were useful, such as persuading the father to communicate more with the child, and useless, such as the strategy of forceful separation. In addition, through the conditional-consequence matrix, interactive and consequential aspects and the central code of early sensitization to interactions and environment, separation anxiety was obtained from the viewpoint of mothers.