Date of Award:
5-2006
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Human Development and Family Studies
Department name when degree awarded
Family, Consumer, and Human Development
Committee Chair(s)
Troy E. Beckert
Committee
Troy E. Beckert
Committee
Scot Allgood
Committee
Kathy Piercy
Abstract
This study used family systems theory as a lens to examine fathers' relationships with young adolescent children as it relates to the areas of time spent together, communication between generations, and paternal satisfaction in raising an early adolescent child. Similarities and differences of scores on the Parent Success Indicator were examined for 191 Caucasian American (n=110) and African American (n=81) fathers of 10- to 14-year-old-children. Results showed that increased amounts of time that fathers report spending with children was significantly associated with paternal satisfaction, communication between generations, fathers' use of time, parental frustration, and parental teaching. Implications for training and family therapy involving fathers were also explored.
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Recommended Citation
Patrick, Tyler D., "Fathers' Perceptions of Relationships With Young Adolescent Children: Implications for Family Therapy" (2006). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 2653.
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