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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"fathers' perspectives"”.
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Factors associated with coparental relationships: fathers' perspectives
… factor in the postdivorce adjustment of mothers, fathers, and children. In this study, guided by General Systems Theory and Ecological Theory, data from 225 divorced fathers was used to explore a set of selected variables which were predicted to affect the quality of their coparental relationships …
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Transitions to parenthood; care-experienced young fathers’ perspectives.
… aimed to explore how care-experienced young fathers experience the transition to fatherhood through their firsthand accounts, supplemented by the perspectives of professionals who have worked with them. Four fathers and sixteen professionals took part in this qualitative study. All the …
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Paternal involvement in Title 1 schools: a qualitative study of fathers' perspectives
… are represented largely by mothers and not fathers. The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine how fathers were involved in their children’s education both at home and at school and ways to encourage their participation. In particular, this study focused on home-school …
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In their own words: an analysis of personal narratives from fathers' perspectives on the death of a child
In this study I assessed a causal model between caregivers’ prior relationship to care-receivers, commitment to the relationship, and depression in parental and spousal caregiving, based on social exchange and commitment theory. Data (N=695) from the National Survey of Families and Households …
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Effects on fathers of children with disabilities
This thesis investigates the effects on fathers of parenting children with disabilities. In the firstchapter, models of family functioning and parental adaptation to disability are discussed. This is followed by an overview of the effects of disability on family members and a review of the …
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The Experiences of Japanese Men during the Transition to Fatherhood
… Japanese men's own voice as becoming first-time fathers of infants. The findings contributes to midwifery and child health nursing knowledge and theory development by providing better understanding of fathers' perspectives during the transition to fatherhood.
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The experiences and emotion work of fathers in a neonatal unit
The experiences of fathers in a neonatal unit are poorly understood. The research upon which this thesis is based sought to address some of the gaps in the existing neonatal nursing understanding of fathers' experiences. In this thesis, I adopt a critical-subtle realist viewpoint using an …
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Building Connections Through Play: An Exploration of Social Play in Children's Early Relationships
… early play across activities by investigating fathers’ experiences of intersubjective interactions with their infants and analysing individual, group, and activity influences on intersubjective communication with peers in early childhood. Across these studies, results show the importance of …