Compares black and white adolescent boys from intact families with respect to levels of father identification and the correlation between identification and achievement orientation. (Author)

Examined whether sex-role self-concept of parents was affected more by the presence of sons than of daughters in 153 parental dyads who had daughters only (N=41), sons only (N=41), or an equal number of sons and daughters (N=71). Results indicated that sex of child, especially sons, did appear to have an effect on parents' femininity. (Author/ABL)

Based on stratified probability sample of Air Force married enlisted personnel and officers, examines relationship between military service patterns of fathers and career intentions of their sons who enlist in military service. Provides no support for intergenerational linkage between military service patterns of fathers and career intentions and…

Factors for fathers in value development are discussed: the model of masculine behavior; the communicator (listening and problem solving); the moral model (striving to live between the absolutist and the complete relativist); and the fallible reinforcing agent. (Author)

Finds that fathers' verbal aggressiveness was inversely related to both the appropriateness and effectiveness of plans they generated (in response to a five-phase scenario) for interacting with oppositional sons. (SR)

Examined whether risk of drug abuse in offspring of fathers with substance use disorders differs with respect to presence or absence of the father. Concluded increased risk for substance abuse in offspring of separated parents due to the combination of the transmission of more severe liability from the father, and fewer resources available to the…

Investigated meaning and purpose of life in bereaved parents (N=52) whose sons fell during active military service 2 or 11 years after their loss, compared to 50 non-bereaved parents. Results showed that both bereaved parent groups received lower scores on Purpose-in-Life Test and Meaning-in-Life Scale than controls. Found no significant…

Discusses three novels that focus on the mother/son relationship: Bruce Books'"The Moves Make the Man," Chris Crutcher's "Stotan!" and Walter Dean Myers'"Fallen Angels." Notes that all three deal with forms of combat, both physical and mental, with competition, and with a struggle to survive--a struggle that each novelist turns into a metaphor for…

Finds that approximately 40% of the variance in adult sons' reports of fathers' messages (sarcasm, criticism, and verbal aggressiveness) was attributable to fathers' self-reported argumentativeness and verbal aggression. (SR)

Examined data on 1,023 married women from 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households. Found that mothers with at least one boy reported significantly lower propensity to divorce compared to mothers with only girls. Fathers in families with boys were more engaged with children, which was associated with mothers perceiving less disadvantage…

Evaluates a stress-distress mediation model of relationships among economic hardship, maternal financial strain, maternal marital happiness, the parent-child relationship, and adolescent distress. Results, based on 398 sixth and eighth graders and their mothers, indicate that economic hardship increases maternal financial strain, which leads to…

Focuses on seven African American mothers' early experiences that are part of larger study of mothers of academically successful sons. The study gathered information on the beliefs mothers received from their families as well as messages about education and gender roles. These mothers were raised in homes that emphasized values of hard work,…

This study examines the role that older-aged parents play in the care and support of adult sons and daughters with HIV or AIDS and of AIDS orphans in Thailand within the context of a limited institutional safety net. The analysis draws on both quantitative and qualitative data from survey and open-ended interviews with the parents and from…

Although it is well established that adult daughters spend more time giving assistance to their parents than do sons, the sources of this gender gap are not well understood. This paper asks: To what extent can this gap be explained by structural variation, especially the different rates of employment and kinds of jobs that women and men tend to…

The social development model (Catalano & Hawkins, 1996) was adapted to examine the unique influence of mothers and fathers on their children's antisocial behavior. Analyses examined 325 families with sixth-grade children. Structural equation modeling was used to assess unique influences of constructs specific to mothers or fathers. Multiple-group…