Fathers and daughters: an assessment of the individuation and strength of their relationship

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of strength/weakness and fusion/individuation of the father-daughter relationship. Senior girls in a midwestern high school and their fathers were surveyed regarding these aspects of their relationship. Both fathers and daughters provided assessments of the strength/weakness and fusion/individuation of their relationship. The instruments used were the Family Assessment Measure (FAM) and the intergenerational fusion/individuation scale of the Personal Authority in the Family System (PAFS). Results revealed a significant difference between fathers' and daughters' assessments of the level of fusion/individuation of their relationship. There was no significant difference in their assessment of the strength/weakness. They both scored within the normal range of strength and individuation. There was no difference in the strength/weakness of their relationship across education levels of fathers. Sibling position of the fathers and daughters did not affect the quality of the relationship.

Name thesis:degree_name

Family and Child Development. Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Family and Child Development (Marriage and Family Therapy Emphasis)

Department dc:contributor.department

Family and Child Development (Marriage and Family Therapy Emphasis)

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1988

Author dc:creator

• Somers, Marsha Jo

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Keller, James F.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Protinsky, Howard O.
• Fu, Victoria
• Sporakowski, Michael J.
• Houston, C.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49931

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/49931