Intra-family dynamics and intergenerational communication: psychological counseling of the daughter-in-law-mother-inlaw dyad in the context of Ingush culture
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2026-19-2-445-467
Abstract
This article presents an interdisciplinary analysis of family relationships in the daughter-in-law–mother-in-law dyad. The author presents the analysis of the daughter-in-law’s behavioral strategies depending on her attachment type (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized) and proposes appropriate psychotherapeutic tools. Key mechanisms regulating intrafamily relationships in traditional Ingush society are described: the custom of avoidance, the hierarchical change in women’s status, and the role of the mother as an agent of primary socialization. Particular attention is paid to the integration of Islamic ethical and religious discourse into psychological practice; adapted methods are proposed that allow interpersonal conflicts to be transformed into a resource for spiritual and moral development.
About the Author
R. N. Ganieva
The Ingush Scientific Research Institute of the Humanitarian Sciences named after Chakh Ahriev
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Rosa H. Ganieva , Cand. Sci. (Psychology), Full Professor, the Honored Worker of Science of the Republic of Ingushetia, Senior Researcher at the Department of Ethnology, Director of the Center for Psychological Assistance and Psychological Post-crisis Rehabilitation, Member of the Association of Psychological Assistance to Muslims
Magas
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Ganieva R.N. Intra-family dynamics and intergenerational communication: psychological counseling of the daughter-in-law-mother-inlaw dyad in the context of Ingush culture. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2026;19(2):445-467. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2026-19-2-445-467
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