Percepções de adolescentes acerca de seus encontros familiares

Abstract

This work investigated, in an exploratory way, the adolescents' perception of their family meetings. It was applied a qualitative methodology called focal group. Eleven adolescents, from 12 to 15 years old, of low-income population in the city of Belém, participated in this research. The place chosen was a public day care. The research procedure was divided in five steps: participants' selection, appreciation of the research ethic committee, collection of parents' permission, application of the focal group technique, and data analysis. The results indicated that the union, the sense of belonging to the family group, the happiness perceived in the environment, the sharing of experiences, the exchange of positive feelings and the absence of conflicts contribute to the adolescents' perceptions of family meetings as a satisfactory experience.