A qualitative exploration of children’s understanding of indiscriminate friendliness

Julie Bennett; Colin Espie; Barbara Duncan; Helen Minnis

doi:10.1177/1359104509339137

A qualitative exploration of children’s understanding of indiscriminate friendliness

Julie Bennett, Colin Espie, Barbara Duncan, Helen Minnis

Psychology

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Abstract

Eight young people (aged 9—14) were interviewed about indiscriminately friendly behaviour. The majority of the sample had a history of maltreatment and placements within foster and care settings. These young people were described as indiscriminately friendly by clinicians, guardians and via the Relationships Problems Questionnaire. Interview transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, a qualitative methodology. Emergent themes were drawn from interview data which highlighted the young people’s experiences of rejection and feelings of insecurity within their social interactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	595-618
Number of pages	24
Journal	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104509339137
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2009

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psychology
indiscriminate friendliness
reactive attachment disorder

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