The current research project aims to explore the concept of love, specifically in the parent-child relationship, while highlighting its unique meaning as experienced and perceived by children, parents, and practitioners from various disciplines and in different contexts. The project aims to explore various questions: What is love in the parent-child relationship? How is it constructed? How is love shown and expressed in the parent-child relationship? What are the differences and similarities of love in different contexts (e.g., time, space, culture, neighbourhood, political context)?  The triangulation of these questions is targeted to formulate the conceptualization of love and the development of love theory. The concepts and theories developed within the current research project are expected to form the base for future studies that will be carried out in various contexts.

Dr. Carmit Kats, Prof. Dorit Roer-Strier, Dr. Yochay Nadan, Osher Barnea, Amal Naser, Ayelet Menashe

Katz, C., Tener, D., Nadan, Y. & Roer-Strier, D. (2020). “What’s love got to do with it?” How children use the concept of love during forensic interviews following child abuse. Children and Youth Services Review. (Epub ahead of print) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105223