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Journal Article Examined whether father involvement was associated with acceptance and conflict in father-adolescent relations, fathers' depression moderated this relationship, and father involvement accounted for father-mother differences in acceptance and conflict. Role that father involvement plays in the evolving parent-adolescent relationship. (Author abstract)
This chapter describes a study that assessed whether the events of adult children's leaving and returning home, by themselves, affected the overall well-being of fathers, their family life satisfaction, the frequency of reported psychosomatic complaints, and their personal feelings about their child's leaving. Data were collected by mailed questionnaires from a two-State, stratified random sampling of 325 fathers living in Indiana and Michigan. Results provide support for Hill's A-B-C-X model of family stress, which suggests that it is the perception of the stressor event that determines if a…
The chapter headings of this letter addressed to a birthfather state succinctly this pamphlet's contents: "The Boxing Match," "Doing the Right Thing," "Rights and Responsibilities." The male who reads this book may doubt that he is a child's father, suspect that he is, or know that he is. His paternity cannot be proven until the infant is six-months old when a blood test can be made. Most men or youths that abandon mother and child do so because they do not know what else to do. The author's purpose for writing this pamphlet-letter is to try to tell the putative birth father what he thinks…
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Journal Article The author presents prospective data from a small-scale study of 15 families experiencing an unmarried teenage pregnancy. During and after the pregnancy, the adolescents and their parents were interviewed separately and responded to standardized instruments. Family members' closeness to, communication with, and opinions about the baby's father were significantly different as a function of family role and stage of the pregnancy. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed. (Author abstract)
This report discusses the findings of a study that investigated the family characteristics, parent-child relationships, and parenting views and needs of incarcerated males. The study population consisted of men incarcerated at the Tennessee State Penitentiary (n=92), a maximum security facility, and the Nashville Community Services Center (n=34), a minimum security facility. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that focused on background data and information regarding the current prison term, the inmate's family relationships, parent-child relationships and parenting…
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Training Materials This trainer's manual provides instructions for presenting a parent education course for fathers in prison. The course consists of six weekly sessions that address the parenting styles of fathers, the role of fathers in child development, child reactions to separation and loss, communication, and barriers for African American fathers in prison. The resource guide outlines the objectives for each session and includes copy-ready handouts and exercises. Strategies for gaining the support of the prison administration are discussed. Document scanned.
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Journal Article The Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) enacted in many states removed the established difference in status between legitimate and illegitimate children, thus providing equal rights for all children despite the marital status of their parents. Birthfathers are categorized as "presumed" or "alleged." The presumed father falls under at least one of these categories: (1) He and the child's birthmother are or have been married to each other and the child was born during the marriage or within 300 days after its end. (2) He and the child's mother married before the child's birth although the marriage is…
This final report summarizes the results of an NCCAN-funded project designed to reduce child abuse and neglect among families with adolescent parents. The project consisted of group parenting education programs; peer supports; in-home intensive services when needed; and educational and support services for fathers. An evaluation of the program found that long-term, open-ended group intervention was more effective than a 12-week didactic group model. Recommendations include using a naturalistic evaluation instrument to assess the impact of the program on parent-child interactions and targeting…
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Journal Article Most previous research documenting the frequent abandonment by fathers of contact with their children has been based on survey responses of custodial mothers. The present survey of 220 divorcing couples revealed that the noncustodial parents reported significantly more visits with their children, as well as significantly more denial of visitation by their ex-spouses, than did the custodial parents. (Author abstract)
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Journal Article Recent studies on the birth father have largely concentrated on his commitment to the birth mother and the child, but little is known about how members of the adoption triad view him and his role as parent. The author presents the findings of a three-year study that examined the attitudes of the members of the adoption triangle toward the birth father's right of access to identifying information on adoptees. The data show that the respondents were amenable to granting access rights to the birth mother but rejected similar rights for the birth father. Adoptees were largely amnesic about the…
