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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Father and child"”.
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Father Involvement in Intact Families and Stepfamilies
Father involvement was examined multidimensionally using fathers' and children's reports. A total of 61 fathers and 143 children (intact families and stepfather families) from the Avon Brothers and Sisters Study (ABSS) participated in the current study. Measures of father involvement including …
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A phenomenological approach to understanding the early experience of becoming a father for the first time.
Background and aim of research: It has been suggested that expectant and new fatherhood can be a time of confusion and stress and there is an increasing awareness of the importance of supporting men through this complex transition. The aim of this research was to create a depth of understanding …
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The relevance of creation and righteousness to intervention for the poor and needy in the Old Testament
… of human creation to intervention for the poor and needy in the Old Testament, and Part Two investigates the relevance of the roots [] and [] to the same theme. The study of the relevance of human creation to the concern for the poor and needy in the Old Testament (Part One) takes into account …
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Precarious Employment and Fathering Among Men in Higher Education Institutions
… staff on precarious employment contracts and how they balance their work and family lives. However, research involving male academic staff on insecure contracts with children is limited, particularly within the South African context. My thesis addressed this gap by exploring how …
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Intergenerational family dynamics and leisure among second-generation Mexican-American youth
The Latino population in the U.S. is growing, and about one-third of Latinos are younger than 18. Research on Latino youth’s leisure is underdeveloped, with the existing studies focusing primarily on the development of their identity and a sense of belonging. The goal of the study was to examine …
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Genetic Determinants of Body Weight and Physical Maturation Across the Life Course
… for adult health are early puberty timing and childhood obesity. Both factors are influenced by the environment, as demonstrated by their rapid increase in prevalence over time, but their susceptibility is also largely genetically determined. This thesis aimed to investigate the genetic …
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Fathers' and mothers' childcare ideas and paternal childcare participation.
The relationship between fathers' and mothers' gender-role ideas and fathers' level of participation in general housework has been well documented. Data from a study in 1998 were used to explore specific aspects of this relationship. In particular, fathers' and mothers' genderrole ideas with regard …
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Predictors of paternal nurturance as a function of father's personal attributes, caregiving experience, and sociocultural factors
Child development--Father's personality--Early child-care experience of fathers--Playfulness--Employment--Marriage status--Psychological support--Middle-class fathers.
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Predictors of paternal nurturance as a function of father's personal attributes, caregiving experience, and sociocultural factors
Child development--Father's personality--Early child-care experience of fathers--Playfulness--Employment--Marriage status--Psychological support--Middle-class fathers.
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THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL DISABILITY ON CHILDREN: AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE ADULT CHILDREN OF SPINAL CORD INJURED FATHERS
… examined the effects of physical disability in fathers on the development and adjustment of their children. There is little empirically based information about the influence of physical characteristics of parents on children, but speculative articles have described many deleterious effects of …
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Between rule and responsibility: The role of the 'AB as agent of righteousness in Deuteronomy's domestic ideology
… relationship between the ancient Israelite HOH and the members of his family as portrayed in the prescriptive texts of Deuteronomy. In choosing the prescriptive texts, this study distinguishes between the actual (what was) and the ideal (what should have been). Chapter 2 examines those texts, …
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