Fathers and children: Predicting the quality and quantity of fathering.

Abstract

This sludy looked at the quality and quantity of interactions between fathers and their firstborn 5year-olds from the perspective of the family as a developmental interdependent system. The goals were to identify predictors of men's parenting from men's own adaptation (direct effects) and from their wives' characteristics (indirect effects), both measured during the expectancy. Twenty-three families from the Boston University Pregnancy and Parenthood Project made up the sample. Measures included self-report scales, observations, and semistructured interviews. Several of men's psychological characteristics, particularly their autonomy and job satisfaction, predicted their play lime and the quality of their interactions with their children. Women's autonomy, occupation, and age in the expectancy predicted men's caretaking and weekday time involvement with their 5-year-olds. We suggest that the findings can best be explained by the concepts of complementarity and identi neat ion.

Intergenerational and Partner Influences on Fathers’ Negative Discipline

“…Within the dynamic developmental systems approach, we emphasize influence that is directly pertinent to the outcome of interest. A variety of studies document the influences that mothers' psychological characteristics, behaviors toward their partners, and attitudes about fathers' roles have on various aspects of fathering, such as involvement, role satisfaction, and destructive parenting (De Luccie, 1996;Florsheim & Smith, 2005;Grossman, Pollack, & Golding, 1988;McBride et al, 2005;Simons, Whitbeck, Conger, & Melby, 1990). However, prior research does not directly address the question of whether partners' parenting impacts fathers' parenting practices, nor does it account for other important influences, including parents' risk behaviors and childhood experiences.…”

Envolvimento paterno e organização dos comportamentos de base segura das crianças em famílias portuguesas

“…Cox et al (1992) encontraram uma relação negativa entre o tempo passado com a criança e a segurança da vinculação ao pai (controlando variáveis relacionadas com as atitudes e interacção), sugerindo que os pais poderão passar mais tempo com as crianças devido a pressões do contexto familiar, podendo este ser um indicador de stress familiar. Outros estudos (e.g., Grossman et al, 1988) não encontraram qualquer associação entre quantidade e qualidade do envolvimento. Contudo, nas famílias analisadas, neste estudo, uma maior participação do pai está relacionada com a qualidade das relações de base segura da criança, pelo que se sugere que os pais, provavelmente, consideram importante e optaram por estar mais envolvidos com os filhos, apresentando características comportamentais positivas nas interacções com os mesmos.…”

paternité sous observation

“…À cet égard, notons que le champ des études sur la paternité s'est d'abord développé, peut-être en raison justement du regard fortement teinté d'essentialisme que l'on y favorisait, autour de "quelques paradigmes bien précis: la passivité, l'absence, la violence et l'abus" (Dulac, 1997: 133 (Barnett & Baruch, 1987;Cowan & Cowan, 1987;Crouter et al, 1987;Lewis & O'Brien, 1987;Grossman et al, 1988;Lamb, 1987;Volling & Belsky, 1991 (Turcotte, 1994): les représentations qu'a le père de la famille, du rôle paternel et des rapports entre les sexes (Russel, 1982;Barnett et Baruch, 1987;Palm et Palkovitz, 1988;Crouter et al, 1987); son sentiment de compétence ou d'incompétence parentale (Verheyen, 1987;Lamb, 1987;Bleton1987); son rapport à son propre père et à l'image du père (Cordell, Parke et Sawin,1980;Hurstel, 1984;Soule, Standley et Copans, 1979); la qualité de la relation conjugale et le statut d'emploi de la conjointe (Benokraitis, 1985;Weingarten, 1978;Ferrand, 1984); son rapport au travail; etc.…”