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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"fathering"”.
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Fathering in the "Other America": A Qualitative Analysis of Fathering Identity in Appalachia
Though research on fathering and fatherhood has grown significantly over the past few decades, a persistent emphasis involves father involvement and its relationship to child outcomes. Far fewer studies have explored the intrapersonal processes of fatherhood, such as what it means to be a father in …
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Supporting fathering through infant massage
Developing a strong relationship is essential for optimal child development and it is possible for fathers to fully participate in developing this close bond. Men often develop this relationship through interactive play which usually occurs later in their child's development. As a result, fathers …
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Fragmenting Fatherhoods? Fathers, Fathering and Family Diversity.
… sense of and understand their experiences of fathering in a diverse array of family forms. It is a mixed methods study, using both quantitative and qualitative data, to explore the extent to which 'paternal careers' have become more diverse and complex, and the consequences of this complexity …
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Exploring the fathering brain: insights from neural activation
Organisms require a great deal of behavioral plasticity to accomplish the tasks associated with reproduction. In addition to day-to-day activities, breeding animals must establish a territory, find a mate, find a place to raise offspring, mate and rear offspring. While organisms are breeding, they …
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Fathering roles as perceived by expectant fathers and mothers
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Neighborhood risk and protective factors for teenage childbearing and fathering
… associated with teenage childbearing and fathering for Latino and Black adolescents who resided in Denver public housing for a substantial period of time during their childhood. Specifically, I examine the extent to which teenage childbearing/fathering (between the ages of 15 and 19) are …
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Adolescents' perceptions of fathering factors that influence identity development
… of interactions were used to determine what fathering factors served to help in developing a positive identity and those elements of fathering that hindered identity development as perceived by the adolescent and found by analysis of emerging themes and patterns from the collected data. The …
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Precarious Employment and Fathering Among Men in Higher Education Institutions
… concepts of fatherhood, their own practices of fathering, and what influence their employment has on their involvement with their children. Given that precarious employment in higher education institutions is a salient problem in South Africa, this study investigated the ways in which such …
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Commitment to fathering: A structural equation model of college men's parental intentions
Previous research has examined variables such as educational level and socioeconomic status (Barnett & Baruch, 1987; Blood & Wolfe, 1960; Coverman, 1985; Crouter et al., 1987; Radin, 1981), and sex-role attitudes (Baruch & Barnett, 1981; McHale & Huston, 1984; Pleck, 1985) on parental involvement …
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A Qualitative Inquiry of Fathering in the Rural Context of Appalachia Virginia
… involvement, this study examined the process of fathering and the contributions to supporting father involvement and father identity. Emerging research in fathering suggests a complex set of contextual factors as influences on father identity and behavior. Social location, identities, and life …
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Sensitive fathering as a moderator between maternal depression and adolsecent internalizing and externalizing behavior
<p>The current study investigated the importance of a father-adolescent relationship when a mother experiences depressive symptomatology. Specifically, does a sensitive father serve to buffer his adolescent's social-emotional well-being from the potential negative outcomes associated with maternal …
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Problematic fathering : an analysis of fathers' conflicted relationships and their transitions post-divorce/separation
… following divorce/separation, reconstruct their fathering roles where they have, at most, minimal contact with their children. All fathers in this study are members of a branch of Families Need Fathers (FNF) in South Wales, and all experienced conflicted relationships which resulted in them …
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Perceptions and experiences of fathering among Black men who share residence with their children
… a lack of studies that specifically investigate fathering perceptions and experiences, particularly among Black African men who are present in their children's lives and share residence with them. This study sought answers on how Black co-resident men perceive and experience fatherhood, through …
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Interrogating the 'crisis of fatherhood' : discursive constructions of fathers amongst peri-urban Xhosa-speaking adolescents
… whose voices have been predominantly ignored in fathering literature - discursively construct fathers and fathering. Using Photovoice methodology, semi-structured photo-elicitation interviews were conducted with 17 male and female adolescents. These interviews explored fathering practices, the …
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Quality of Fathering and its Relationship with Family Background, Demographics, and Characteristics of Present Family : a Study of Seventh-day Adventist Fathers and Fathers from a National Sample
… characteristics of present family are related to fathering as measured by self-report of fathering dimensions, practices, and satisfaction.</p> <p><em>Method</em> . Two groups of fathers participated in this study. The target sample consisted of 192 fathers from the North American Division of …
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Low-income non-custodial fathers and child support enforcement: The policy of promoting fathering through financial obligation
The purpose of this study was to perform a secondary analysis on The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study's dataset of non-residential father involvement with their child during their five-year follow-up. Using child support status, reason for nonresidential status, relationship with mother, …
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The Impact Of The Perceptions Of Fathering On Adult Children's Emotional Well-Being And Satisfaction With Life
<p>The purpose of the present study was to examine how perceptions of one's father figure impacted reported levels of depression, anxiety, stress, alexithymia, and satisfaction with life. Participants reported that as negative perceptions of their father figure increased so did reported levels of …
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Pengaruh peran ayah (fathering) terhadap determinasi diri (self determination) pada remaja kelas X di SMAN 3 Malang
… This study aim to find out the effect of fathering toward self-determination in adolescent 10th grade in Public Senior High School 3 Malang. Respondents in this study amounted to 108 people with 54 boys and 54 girls. The research method used quantitative methods with an open questionnaire. …
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