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A Note on Locus of Control as a Function of Father Absence
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Duke, Marshall P.; Lancaster, William, Jr. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Fatherless Family, Locus of Control
Imitative Aggression with Adult Male and Female Models in Father Absent and Father Present Negro Boys
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Keller, Peter A.; Murray, Edward J. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1973
Results are contrary to the expectation that father absence affects overt masculine behavior. (Authors)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Black Youth, Fatherless Family
Aggression and Paternal Absence: Racial-Ethnic Differences among Inner-City Boys.
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Montare, Alberto; Boone, Sherle L. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1980
Aggression scores were obtained for 132 preadolescent inner-city males. A statistically significant, two-way race by paternal absence interaction indicated that, when compared to their racial-ethnic counterparts living with both parents, father-absent Puerto Ricans were equally as aggressive, father-absent blacks were less aggressive, and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups
Locus of Control and Father Loss.
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Parish, Thomas S.; Copeland, Terry F. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1980
Examines whether male and female college students reared in either father-absent or intact families differ in terms of their locus of control. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Fatherless Family
The Effects of Father Presence and Absence Upon Maternal Attitudes
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Marsella, Anthony J.; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1974
The Parental Attitude Research Instrument (PARI) was administered to 34 wives of nuclear submarine personnel under counterbalanced conditions of father presence and absence. Significant differences were found on seven subscales as a function of the father's status. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Child Rearing, Family Structure
WISC Subtest and IQ Score Correlates of Father Absence
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Lessing, Elise E.; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1970
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Fatherless Family, Fathers
Effects of Father Absence on Sex-Typed Behaviors in Male Children: Reason for the Absence and Age of Onset of the Absence
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Santrock, John W. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1977
The relation of (1) reason for father's absence (whether by death or by divorce) and (2) age of onset of father absence to teacher ratings and doll play interview scores of masculinity-feminity, aggression and dependency-independence were examined. (MS)
Descriptors: Aggression, Death, Divorce, Early Childhood Education