Bennett Julie, Espie Colin, Duncan Barbara, Minnis Helen
East Ayrshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, North West Kilmarnock Area Centre, Western Road, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock KA8 1NQ, UK.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2009 Oct;14(4):595-618. doi: 10.1177/1359104509339137.
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. While being aware of the risks associated with speaking to strangers and the efforts of adults attempting to protect them from the potential danger associated with indiscriminate friendliness, this group of young people demonstrated a trust of new people and a craving for kindness from others. Evidence was also collected which showed that these children attempted to exert control over others during social contact. These findings offer clinicians an insight into the social interactions of this vulnerable group of children and offer considerations for clinical practice.
八名9至14岁的年轻人接受了关于不加区分的友好行为的访谈。样本中的大多数人都有受虐待的历史，并曾被安置在寄养和护理机构。临床医生、监护人以及通过人际关系问题问卷都将这些年轻人描述为不加区分地友好。访谈记录采用解释现象学分析这一定性方法进行分析。从访谈数据中提炼出了一些新出现的主题，这些主题突出了年轻人在社交互动中的被拒绝经历和不安全感。尽管这群年轻人意识到与陌生人交谈的风险，也知道成年人努力保护他们免受不加区分的友好行为可能带来的潜在危险，但他们表现出对新人的信任以及渴望他人的善意。还收集到证据表明，这些孩子在社交接触中试图对他人施加控制。这些发现为临床医生洞察这一弱势群体的社交互动提供了思路，并为临床实践提供了思考方向。
