Farklı Gelişim Döneminde Çocuğu Olan Babaların Çocuk, Anne ve Baba Metaforlarının İncelenmesi

The cognitive structures that people have about various events, phenomena and people shape the development of feelings, thoughts and behaviors about them. The cognitive structures are composed in a various contexts; however, the family, one of the most important element of the culture, has played a fundamental role in the formation of these. Similarly, the cognitive structures of people about the concepts of mother, father and child also shape the development of attitudes and roles related to family members. In this research, cognitive structures of fathers with children in different developmental periods regarding the concepts of child, mother and father were tried to be determined through metaphors. To this end, a form including demographic information along with a form including statements such as “child is like/similar…, because…”, “mother is like/similar…, because…” and “father is like/similar…, because…” was given to 48 fathers with children at different developmental periods (12: 6-24-month olds 12: 36-72-month olds, 12: 7-12-year olds and 12: 13-18-year olds) and who work in a public institution in Yenimahalle, Ankara. As a result, when the metaphors of fathers with children in different periods of development were analysed, it was observed that the fathers who have 6-24-month and 36-72-month old children mostly expressed the perception of child within the framework of noble/savior child, the perception of mother within the framework of expected nurturing role, and the perception of father within the framework of protective role. On the other hand, the fathers who have 7-12 and 13-18 year-old children mostly expressed the perception of child within the framework of noble/savior child, the perception of mother within the framework of managing/guidance role and the perception of father within the framework of learner and supportive roles.