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Family Structure, Father Involvement, and Adolescent Behavioral Outcomes
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Carlson, Marcia J. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2006
Research has shown that living away from one's biological father is associated with a greater risk of adverse child and adolescent outcomes; yet, the role of the father-child relationship in understanding this association has not been directly investigated. This study uses data on biological fathers' relationships with their children from the 1979…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Family Structure, Fatherless Family, Adolescents
The Uniqueness of the Child-Father Attachment Relationship: Fathers' Sensitive and Challenging Play as a Pivotal Variable in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study.
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Grossmann, Karin; Grossmann, Klaus, E.; Fremmer-Bombik, Elisabeth; Kindler, Heinz; Scheuerer-English, Hermann; Zimmermann, Peter – Social Development, 2002
Explored fathers' specific contribution to their children's attachment representation at various ages. Found fathers' play sensitivity to be a better predictor of the child's long-term attachment representation than the early infant-father security of attachment. (Author)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Children
Parents' Conflict Strategies with Children and Children's Conflict Strategies with Peers.
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Crockenberg, Susan; Lourie, Andrea – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1996
Investigated associations between parents' reported coercion and negotiation with their children, children's self-reported conflict strategies with peers, and their behavioral competence rated by both parents. Results obtained through observation, interviews, and questionnaires included a concurrent correlation between parents' use of coercion and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Compliance (Psychology)
When Parents Clash. From a Parent's Perspective.
Duffy, Rosalyn – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Suggests that parents resolve disagreements about parenting and child behavior by: (1) listening to discover each other's normal way; (2) negotiating to find three alternatives to get unstuck; and (3) prioritizing to close the deal and reach a mutually agreeable solution. (DLH)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Standards, Child Behavior, Child Rearing