In psychology they are called primalsa term that in Italian could translate and paraphrase with “primordial beliefs about the world around us”: it is around this concept that a study published on Child Developmentwho studied the role of parents on the formation of primals In the minds of children, discovering that those who grew up in an affectionate family tend to perceive the world as a safe place.
Before and after. The study involved children, teenagers and parents of eight different countries around the world (Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippine, Sweden, Thailand and the USA) and was divided into two phases: at first children and young people (8-16 years) answered questions concerning the danger of their neighborhood, the socio-economic status, the severity and affection of the parents; turned 22, those same children and young people have completed a questionnaire on theirs world viewresponding with phrases like “the world seems to me a fairly safe place”.
Affection and positivity. The analysis has clearly brought out that The children whose parents were perceived as affectionate had become young men and young women who looked positively in the worldjudging it beautiful, safe and tempting. “Surprisingly, other experiences had during childhood and adolescence did not affect the ideas on the world of young people,” explains Jennifer Lansford, coordinator of the research: “For example, growing in a more dangerous neighborhood did not make young people think that the world was a less safe place”.
Although it is important to underline that the results highlight not a causality, but a correlation between parental affection and visions on the worldit is clear that creating a peaceful and affectionate family environment contributes to developing a positive world view in young adults.
