Counting Fathers in South Africa: Issues of Definition, Methodology and Policy

Morrell, Robert; Posel, Dorrit; Devey, Richard

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“…Family and household context in childhood are of great significance for various aspects of later-life well-being in both developed (Elo et al, 2014; Galobardes et al, 2006; Hayward & Gorman, 2004; Preston et al, 1998) and developing countries (Cunningham et al, 2010; Engle & Breaux, 1998; Evans & Miguel, 2007; Morrell et al, 2003). One contextual feature of obvious interest is co-residence with different types of kin.…”

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Males’ Later-Life Mortality Consequences of Coresidence With Paternal Grandparents: Evidence From Northeast China, 1789–1909

Zang

Campbell

2018

Demography

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In this study, we investigate the effect of early-life coresidence with paternal grandparents on male mortality risks in adulthood and older age in northeast China from 1789 to 1909. Despite growing interest in the influence of grandparents on child outcomes, few studies have examined the effect of coresidence with grandparents in early life on mortality in later life. We find that coresidence with paternal grandmothers in childhood is associated with higher mortality risks for males in adulthood. This may reflect the long-term effects of conflicts between mothers and their mothers-in-law. These results suggest that in extended families, patterns of coresidence in childhood may have long-term consequences for mortality, above and beyond the effects of common environmental and genetic factors, even when effects on childhood mortality are not readily apparent.

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Males’ Later-Life Mortality Consequences of Coresidence With Paternal Grandparents: Evidence From Northeast China, 1789–1909

Zang

Campbell

2018

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“…South African fatherhood research indicates that fathers are important in the well-being of children (Richter, Chikovore, & Makusha, 2010;Spjeldnaes et al, 2011) and that the construct of fatherhood is evolving from the father as patriarchal breadwinner to the new involved caring co-parent (Hinckley, Ferreira, & Maree, 2007;Mkhize, 2006;Morrell et al, 2003;Roy, 2008) Furthermore, there is agreement among fatherhood researchers that fathers are an underutilised resource in terms of the contribution they could potentially make in the lives of their children (Desmond & Desmond, 2006;Montgomery, Hosegood, Busza, & Timaeus 2006;Morrell et al, 2003).…”

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“…Black low-income fatherhood is therefore often characterised by absence (Madhavan & Roy, 2012;Morrell et al, 2003;Richter et al, 2010;Roy, 2008;Spjeldnaes et al, 2011). Not only migratory labour, but unemployment, poverty, HIV/AIDS and strained personal relationships disempower men and can act as barriers to men fulfilling the new fatherhood role (Desmond & Desmond, 2006;Mkhize, 2006;Montgomery et al, 2006;Rabe, 2007).…”

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“…However, black lowincome fathers are often depicted as uninvolved and irresponsible (Madhavan & Roy 2012;Montgomery et al, 2006), and many black fathers have to pursue work opportunities that are geographically separated from family life (Desmond & Desmond, 2006;Madhavan et al, 2008;Townsend, Madhavan, & Garey, 2005). Black low-income fatherhood is therefore often characterised by absence (Madhavan & Roy, 2012;Morrell et al, 2003;Richter et al, 2010;Roy, 2008;Spjeldnaes et al, 2011). Not only migratory labour, but unemployment, poverty, HIV/AIDS and strained personal relationships disempower men and can act as barriers to men fulfilling the new fatherhood role (Desmond & Desmond, 2006;Mkhize, 2006;Montgomery et al, 2006;Rabe, 2007).…”

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“…Also, no published studies on adult daughters and fathers could be located. There is thus a need for fathering research that incorporates the diversity of fathers in South Africa (Morrell, Posel, & Devey, 2003), and specifically focuses on father-daughter relationships. This study aimed to address this gap by exploring a group of adult daughters' perceptions of past and current father involvement.…”

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Young Adult South African Daughters’ Perceptions of Paternal Involvement and Nurturance

Wessels

Lesch

2014

Interpersona

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This study aimed to assess current and retrospective levels of reported and desired paternal involvement experienced by young adult daughters, as well as current and retrospective levels of paternal nurturance. A sample of 89, female, third year South African Psychology students completed self-administered questionnaires, consisting of a biographical questionnaire, four Father Involvement Scales and two Nurturant Father Scales. Daughters reported their fathers as having been involved and nurturing while growing up. Although they indicated that they perceived fathers as somewhat less involved in young adulthood; they reported being satisfied with the level of father involvement. Daughters also reported high current paternal nurturance. The findings therefore indicate that a group of middle to upper middle-class South African daughters perceived their fathers as relatively involved in their lives and suggest that their fathers' involvement extends beyond traditional father roles.Keywords: father involvement, nurturance, young adult daughters, South Africa Interpersona, 2014, Vol. 8(2), 128-143, doi:10.5964/ijpr.v8i2.145 Received: 2013-09-30. Accepted: 2014-08-20. Published (VoR): 2014 *Corresponding author at: Psychology Department, Stellenbosch University, PB X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa. E-mail: swessels22@gmail.com This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Young Adult Daughters' Perceptions of Paternal Involvement and NurturanceAlthough father involvement in intact families is on the increase, fathers are consistently less involved with children than mothers, even when both parents work fulltime. This pattern of involvement can be observed throughout the lifespan of the child (Cabrera, Tamis-LeMonda, Bradley, Hofferth, & Lamb, 2000;Gorvine, 2010;Phares, Fields, & Kamboukos, 2009) with researchers like Finley, Mira, and Schwartz (2008), finding that fathers are less involved than mothers in the lives of their young adult children. Furthermore, research indicates that father involvement declines after divorce (Agar, Cioe, & Gorzalka, 2010;Amato, 1994;Harris, Furstenberg, & Marmer, 1998;Schwartz & Finley, 2005;van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001), and that young adults from divorced families report a greater desire for father involvement than young adults from intact families (Finley & Schwartz, 2007).Research shows that father involvement is important in the lives of young adult daughters Schwartz et al., 2009;van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001) as it is associated with specific health outcomes like higher levels of self-esteem and sex refusal behaviours (Katz & Van der Kloet, 2010). Father involvement is also linked to positive relationship outcomes in young adulthood, including better functioning in intimate relationships, Interpersona | An International Journal on Personal Relat...

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Errors in Recalling Childhood Socio-economic Status: The Role of Anchoring and Household Formation in South Africa

Fintel

Posel

2015

Soc Indic Res

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In the absence of longitudinal data that track individuals over an extended period of time, information on childhood socioeconomic status can be provided by questions that ask adults to recall their parents' education or their economic status at childhood. The usefulness of these data, however, requires that people are willing to report this information, and that these reports do not vary systematically over time, for example in response to changes in current circumstances. In this paper, we evaluate recall data for South Africa, collected from the same adults in the first two waves of a national panel survey. We show that the data, particularly on father's education, are compromised by very low and selective response, reflecting the fragmented nature of many South African families. Among those who do provide information, parental education is reported more consistently over time than the subjective appraisals of childhood economic status. However, we find also that both sets of indicators are sensitive to changes in current income, which would be consistent with anchoring effects. Furthermore changes in subjective appraisals of the past are highly correlated with changes in subjective appraisals of the present.

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Counting Fathers in South Africa: Issues of Definition, Methodology and Policy

Cited by 17 publications

References 25 publications

Males’ Later-Life Mortality Consequences of Coresidence With Paternal Grandparents: Evidence From Northeast China, 1789–1909

Males’ Later-Life Mortality Consequences of Coresidence With Paternal Grandparents: Evidence From Northeast China, 1789–1909

Young Adult South African Daughters’ Perceptions of Paternal Involvement and Nurturance

Errors in Recalling Childhood Socio-economic Status: The Role of Anchoring and Household Formation in South Africa

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