Reconceptualizing Imaginary Friends: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Understanding Invisible Companions

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-10-14 DOI:10.18357/jcs202220569

K. Adams, E. Stanford, Harpreet Singh

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Imaginary friends or invisible companions are common features of cross-cultural childhoods. Research is primarily located in developmental psychology, where invisible companions are considered part of imaginary play. We argue for a reconceptualization of the core phenomenon, to one of regularly interacting with a person who is not normally perceptible to others, instead of uncritically adopting the dominant Euro-Western ontology of imagination. Analyzing the central experience through other branches of psychology, anthropology, religion, and spirituality shows that different fields are potentially discussing the same phenomenon, albeit obscured by disciplinary boundaries. We outline some implications of this new approach for the development of childhood studies.

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重塑想象中的朋友：理解隐形伴侣的跨学科方法

想象中的朋友或看不见的同伴是跨文化童年的共同特征。研究主要集中在发展心理学中，无形的同伴被认为是想象游戏的一部分。我们主张对核心现象进行重新定义，即定期与一个通常他人无法察觉的人互动，而不是不加批判地采用占主导地位的欧洲-西方想象本体论。通过心理学、人类学、宗教和精神学的其他分支分析中心经验表明，不同的领域可能在讨论同一现象，尽管被学科界限所掩盖。我们概述了这种新方法对儿童研究发展的一些影响。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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