Psychology of parenting

Teacher(s)

Roskam Isabelle;

Language

French

Main themes

Childrearing behaviors (styles et parenting practices, transactional model)
Family relationships (attachment, parental differential treatment, coparenting, sibling relationships, family alliance)
Parental development
Determinants of parenting (parent factors, i.e. parental cognitions, intergenerational transmission; child factors, i.e. temperament and behavior, contextual factors, i.e. educational level, social support, partner support)
Assessment in parenting psychology
Evidence-based interventions

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	This course specifically aims at developing students' skills of observation and analysis of parent-child relationships within the family. Based on these observations and analysis, students will also be trained to identify interventions adapted to the specific situation, to design psychological interventions and / or educational for families, to conduct assessment, including communication phase of results and questioning on possible adjustments. A1. to access the knowledge that provides an explanation and understanding of an individual, group or organisation;; A2. to analyse, review in a well-reasoned manner and modelise a situation (individual, group or organisation) referring to the theories, research results, methods and tools relating to psychology B1. . to master knowledge concerning interventions intended to improve a given situation (individual, group or organisation); B2. to plan an intervention intended to improve a given situation (individual, group or organisation); B3. to implement an intervention plan, totally or partially, and evaluate its effectiveness. C2. to structure and present collated data. E1. to understand the stages, methodologies and tools of scientific research in psychology and education; E3. to act as a professional in the field of psychology and education, referring to the principles of, among others, ethics and deontology. F2. to use the means and opportunities to develop a personal professional project.

Content

Module 1: Theoretical course (face-to-face lectures)
Module 2: e-learning exercises

Teaching methods

Module 1: Theoretical course (face-to-face lectures)
Module 2: e-learning exercises

Evaluation methods

In this course, students are assessed in two ways:
- continuous assessment, including 2 compulsory homeworks due no later than the first day of the session in January or August. Each homework is worth 3 points out of 20 in the final grade (6 points out of 20 in total).
- an in-session oral examination worth 14 points out of 20 of the final grade.

Other information

This course is given in an “English-friendly” format. For details, please see below.
The course is given in French, but a set of English slides is available for international students:

• no but a DeepL automatic translation of French slide is available

The core reading for the course is in French, but equivalent core reading is available for international students in English

• yes

The standard exam is an oral exam in French. However, international students taking this course:

• Will be allowed to take the oral exam in English:

The course requires coursework in French. However, international students taking this course:

• Can provide the coursework in English:
  no
• Can be exempt from providing the coursework:
  yes

Online resources

Moodle site

Teaching materials

• Roskam, I., Galdiolo, S., Meunier, J.-C., & Stiévenart, M. (2015). Psychologie de la parentalité: Modèles théoriques et concepts fondamentaux. De Boeck. Roskam, I., & Mikolajczak, M. (2015). Stress et défis de la parentalité. De Boeck

Faculty or entity

EPSY