Here is an idea for a research project (maybe will expand in a blog post some day): its well established that positive emotions and negative emotions are not just opposites on a continuum but creatures from different planets ( i.e. they are two separate dimensions of measuring affect). Now, similarly it can be conjectured that just like there are positive establishment procedures (like consistently caring for your child) that can lead to positive outcomes and affects (like secure attachment leading to curious exploration by the child) , and the absence of such procedures (like not caring consistently for the child or not caring at all) can lead to negative outcomes (like insecure or avoidant attachment); so too it can be conjectured that there are also negative establishment procedures in early childhood that work via a different mechanism ( similar to the different mechanisms with which the negative emotions work vis-a-vis the positive emotions. Another conjecture is that that mechanism may be bullying. It may be one of the negative establishment procedures in early childhood that may lead to feelings of humiliation, smallness, and shame. A typical consistent bullying (by say peers or teacher or for that matter even parents) may lead to such negative feelings and outcomes while it remains to be seen what effect other types of bullying (like gentle goading or pushing or the absence of bullying- which to remind again may not be the as leading to secure attachment) may have. These ought to be important research areas, that need to be studied, and may or may not result in fruitful results- so invest you time , money and energy with a pinch of salt.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 02:12:16 +0000
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