Parental Double Bind and Its Impact on Children’s Decision-Making Competence: A Perspective According to Paul Watzlawick

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  • Amina Benkherouf, Abdelmalih Nekbil, Douakh Alima, Abdessalam Hamadouche, Abdelhak Lebouazda, Abdelhamid Maouche, Achour Allouti

Keywords:

Double Bind; Decision-Making Competence; Communication Theory; Child; Family System; Brief Strategic Therapy .

Abstract

This study explores the impact of parentaldouble bind on children’s decision-makingcompetence from Paul Watzlawick’s systemic communication perspective. Double bind occurswhen children receive contradictory messages onverbal and relational levels,

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Bateson, G. (1972). Steps to an Ecology of Mind.

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Boscolo, L., & Cecchin, G. (1982). Training in Systemic Therapy. Centro Milanese di Terapia della Famiglia.

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Published

2026-02-18

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Amina Benkherouf, Abdelmalih Nekbil, Douakh Alima, Abdessalam Hamadouche, Abdelhak Lebouazda, Abdelhamid Maouche, Achour Allouti. (2026). Parental Double Bind and Its Impact on Children’s Decision-Making Competence: A Perspective According to Paul Watzlawick . Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 16(1), 2045–2058. Retrieved from https://pegegog.net/index.php/pegegog/article/view/4912

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): PEGEGOG

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