Children’s Sense of Security in Social Spaces: A Case Study of Middle-Class Children in Iran

SAGE Open

Sara Imanian¹ 

关键词: sense of security;    children;    home space;    urban space;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244014561212

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This article is a study of the sense of security of middle-class children in Iran. Through taking a grounded theory approach, it explores the concept of insecurity in homes and cities and children’s reactions to feeling insecure. To do so, Draw and Write, Picture-Aided Questionnaire, and interview were applied to 100 children between 7 and 14 years of age. The findings revealed an ever-present feeling of anxiety and helplessness which was rooted in the human security conditions and in children’s status in society. The children showed two different reactions of active and passive when facing this feeling. As a consequence of active strategy, children grow a sense of fear management, become optimistic, and feel satisfied. Those who passively react to feeling insecure grow a desire for power and become depressed and unable to trust others.

【 授权许可】

CC BY