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Mbhele, Moruti Herbert. "Absent father in marriage : a pastoral challenge." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66358.
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This study focused on the search of the impact of absent father on the lives of young adults in the household. In the interview with the coparticipants,
the research revealed that the problems of absent father prevailed and continued to traumatize young adults despite the
execution of pastoral care of laying hands and uttering of prayers on young adults by pastors and deacons of the church since these are the
pastoral practices and care the church offers to assist in halting the problems. The absence of pragmatic of pastoral method caused dismay
more especially on young adults because they perceived a church as a family of God which is endowed with power to provide healing and
comfort abundantly in their lives as well as changing the mind-set of their fathers who deserted them. Prior to this research the inability to
deal and solve the problems of absent father caused the congregation to encounter dilemma because some members of the congregation
emphasized that these young adults who their problems of absent father seem not to be solved by prayer and laying of hands must be
referred to psychologist while others suggested that such young adults must be excommunicated because they disturb the smooth running of
the worshipping in the church. These views prompted the current research. It was, therefore, the aim of this study to journey with the coparticipants
in order to understand and have knowledge of the situation they are encountering so that the research will employ the
appropriate pastoral care and practice to assist them to get rid of the problems of absent father,Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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Eastin, Jennifer Flood. "Impact of Absent Father-Figures on Male Subjects and the Correlation to Juvenile Delinquency: Findings and Implications." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4332/.
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This study was predicated on the belief that a father brings something unique to the family, thus, making irreplaceable contributions to the life of a child. Fathers are unique in that they provide something different from mothers. They are irreplaceable because when they are absent, children are said to suffer emotionally, intellectually, socially, and behaviorally. The contributions of fathers to a child's well being cannot be fully replaced by better programming, ensuring child support programs, or even by well-intentioned mentoring programs. A review of literature relevant to delinquency and adolescent behavioral and academic success revealed that there may be a correlation between a male role-model and the teaching of self-control and socially appropriate behaviors. Indeed, much of what the large body of research pertaining to fatherhood reveals is that, compared to children raised in two-parent homes, children who grow up without their fathers have significantly worse outcomes, on average, on almost every measure of well being (Horn, 2002). In addition, an understanding of the factors that may influence delinquent behaviors, in particular within the family unit, can better equip parents and educators to support those who may be exhibiting the beginning signs of delinquent behavior. This study was designed to determine the influence of, or correlation between, juvenile delinquency and the presence or absence of a father-figure in a child's life. Responses made on the Delinquency Check List between two sample sets, delinquent and non-delinquent adolescents, were examined. The study attempted to determine if delinquent activity among adolescents was differentiated by the absence or presence of a father-figure in a child's life. This study also investigated the frequency and severity of delinquent activities between adolescents in the determined sample groups.
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Nyanjaya, A. K. (Ananias Kumbuyo). "Absent fathers due to migrant work : its traumatic impact on adolescent male children in Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31344.
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Only men can initiate boys into men. Boys are prepared into men by men of integrity, for that reason, when a father is absent a male model has to be found. Lack of models is the number one enemy for our adolescent males in Zimbabwe today. The absence of adult role models means adolescent males are moulded by unsupervised, doubtful and inexperienced peers. In the past the bringing up of a child was a community responsibility. In the present day children are growing up as sheep without a male shepherd. The qualitative and quantitative research methods guided the process of this study. The study revealed that fathers are absent because they have migrated to other countries and that their absence has a negative impact on developing healthy adolescent males. Migration of fathers to the Diaspora could not be resisted by men because of the socioeconomic and political situation in Zimbabwe. Fathers have left the country for greener pastures. The exodus of fathers to the Diaspora has created a vacuum when it comes to mentoring and moulding of male children into adults. The study carried out with adolescent boys indicated that fathers in the Diaspora are engaged in some form of income generating activities. As a result, some of these men are able to provide material needs intended for their families back home. However, the absence of these fathers has made some children feel emotionally abandoned and betrayed, while others are disappointed by fathers who did not bid them farewell at the time they were living the country. There is another group that felt that the absence benefited them. The absence of fathers destroyed father – son relationships, generated anger, bitterness and lack of any future trust with fathers. When children are angered and bitterness resides in them, they would go against their father’s potential assistance. On the other hand, in the process of the study on the absent father, a Christian model of caring for an individual and community emerged. The church has been noted to be the only institution that would guide the society to value the job of caring for the people of God who are in needy situations. When the church cares for the adolescents it will be caring for itself as well as the body of Christ. The author considered the views from James fowler (1981) and Gerkin (1997) on the stages of faith development and the idea of seeing the church as a community of faith in order for this research to portray the community of faith as a Community of Love. This is because it is only by Christ’s love that people are forgiven by God through grace. In addition, it is through love that people are nurtured; miracles of spiritual and numerical growth are realised. Acts 2; bears witness of the power in love fellowships or communities. He states that in sharing the gospel of Christ in love fellowships each member becomes a part of Christ’s body that spreads the gospel. The love fellowships make the church to be more than a preaching or meeting point. It becomes a family where all members have the opportunity to share their experiences at fellowship and individual levels. People will not depend on one person for spiritual growth but on each other for spiritual nourishment. Gerkin was important throughout the research with his pastoral care approach of caring for an individual and the communities of a Christian story in addition to guiding the researcher to create a model for a caring community. Therefore, caring of boys whose fathers are absent requires both individual mentors and local communities to model them. The church has been found wanting by the boys in this study. Boys have indicated that the church was not aware of their pain. This shows that the church was unable to see the depressed and hear the silent voices in order to interpret their situation. This reveals that the church has some parts that need spiritual attention in order for the body of Christ to function optimally. Children will open their hearts in love fellowships in order to be healed, nurtured, sustained and guided through love. Faith will be expressed in a more mature and responsible way when all is done in love. Faith in this study is the act of love that guides individuals and communities to an expression of freedom and responsibility in trusting God’s presence in human situations. It aims at increasing love for one another and to God. For it is only through Christ’s love that healthy memories are created. Chapter one gives the background and context of the problem to the study. It reveals that the motivation to carry out the study emerged from the author’s journey with his father and interactions with young people as a youth pastor. Therefore the socio-economic and political situation in Zimbabwe created an environment for the study to be carried out. In addition, absences of mothers at church prompted him to consider carrying out a study on the: Absent fathers due to migrant work: Its traumatic impact on adolescent males in Zimbabwe. Many women went to collect money from their husbands who are in the Diaspora each month end . Chapters twodemonstrates how a qualitative and quantitative method of carrying of the research is helpful. Listening to stories of the adolescent males enriched the research process. Chapter three dealt with the stages of human development coined by Erik Erikson with the intention to give the reader an understanding regarding the worth of adolescence stage. Chapter four explains father and fatherhood, the role of a father and impact of absence towards the up bringing of adolescent male children. Adolescent males develop their masculinity from their fathers for this reason every child should have a male model in order for him to be a man. In chapter five the researcher engaged in dialogue with adolescent males. Chapter six gave the concluding thoughts and recommendations to the study. The church has been identified as central in guiding children at individual and group levels in this era. The church should be a component of the extended family that is unique but related to the family units without competing with it. Every son needs a biological father from whom he learns how to manage weakness and strengths in his life and act in response to the challenges of the global village. Therefore, a father ought to be a male person in Zimbabwe who fears God and loves his sons not an angel out of this planet. Finally every adolescent child needs Christian males to guide him for it is through Christ’s love that healthy male memories are created.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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Eastwood, Joan Elizabeth. "Absent fathers and their impact on role confusion among adolescent males." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18274.
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This study is an exploration of theoretical propositions and their integration with a clinical illustration in order to facilitate an understanding of the universal role of the good-enough father in the psychic development of the child. The premise underlying this study rests on the theoretical object relations framework of Margaret Mahler (197 4), extended by Abelin (1971, 1975), and taken into the phase of adolescence by Blas (1967,1985,1991), which provides a solid, clinical basis for understanding the dynamics of the separation-individuation process. This theoretical basis is expanded by an understanding of analytical psychology, providing the Jungian perspective on individuation, which is encapsulated in the archetypal themes of union, separation, and the capacity to sustain the tension of opposites. As a synthesis of these conceptual frameworks, the writer adopts the propositions put forward by Seligman (1986) that the absent father causes the child to remain enmeshed with the mother. Without a father's emotional support, it becomes almost insurmountably difficult for a child to negotiate the unavoidable separation from the mother, a prerequisite for the confirmation of his identity and the establishment of an autonomous lifestyle. As a treatment modality, Seligman (1986) further proposes that the analyst be "used" by the client's unconscious psyche to build up a live paternal presence within, a symbolic reinstatement of the father image, necessary for the crucial completion of the separation-individuation process. With the re-emergence of the father image, thus enabling a reconciliation of the inner parents, the mother can gradually be relinquished. Those aspects of the client's personality which had been committed to a real or imaginary "oneness" with the mother, and were thus unavailable for the enrichment of his own life, are restored to him, making him more "alive". The illustrative case study demonstrates this therapeutic approach with an adolescent boy who experienced father absence and presented in clinical social work practice with the symptomology of role confusion I individuation avoidance.
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Louw, Johan Andries. "Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67773.
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The literature reveals a vast gap in the functionality of South African families due to the absence of fathers. This study intended to identify adolescents’ perception of family resilience, which may help them to overcome being part of an absent-father family.
The current study used an interpretivist paradigm and qualitative research methodology. A case study research design was adopted as it helped to explore the phenomenon of family resilience as seen from the perspective of four male adolescents living in an absent-father family. The participants were selected purposively from a partner organisation in Mamelodi East, called Stanza Bopape Community Development Centre. Data collection involved two separate visits wherein four individual interviews, visual data, and a reflective journal were used. A third visit to the site included a group session, which included member checking.
Following the thematic analysis of data, the participants revealed that they strongly relied on grandparents for financial, social, cultural, and moral support, which contributed to their perception of family resilience. This study also indicates that grandparents, more often than not, took responsibility for raising the participants. The participants also indicated the school and surrounding community as being contributors to family resilience due to positive teacher influence, friendships at school, extramural activities, and other male figures. Furthermore, some fathers also seemed to further family resilience, even though they were removed from the participants’ family.
Based on the findings of the study, I can determine that family resilience in and around adolescents’ family will have a positive effect on their development amidst the adversity of being in an absent-father family.Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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Carson, Janice Elizabeth. "Life Histories of Successful Black Males Reared in Absent Father Families." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1103309850.
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Huff, Lauren. "Women Working in Leadership Roles Who were Raised in Father-Absent Families." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2983.
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Girls from father-absent families tend to form low levels of trust that may dictate relationships throughout life, including progression into leadership roles. There is evidence to suggest that girls raised in father-absent families fail to reach their potential, and therefore public programs that address the development of strong interpersonal and leadership skills would enhance these capacities. Unfortunately, public programming gaps exist for girls raised in father-absent families that would provide the skills needed to be effective leaders in their schools, communities, and careers. Using House's path-goal leadership theory as the framework, this phenomenological study explored how girls from father-absent families developed the skills to lead and what factors the women perceived to be contributors or barriers to their development as organization leaders. A sample of 10 women who were raised in father-absent families, and who held leadership positions in public or nonprofit sectors in the southeastern area of the United States participated in the in-depth interviews that generated data for this study. The data were coded and analyzed using a modified van Kaam method. Findings suggest that lack of trust hindered the transition and development into a leadership role, as did the leadership style of the participant. Alternatively, participants reported that their sense of resiliency and spiritual connections were factors that helped in their development as leaders. These results may contribute to social change by providing policymakers, leaders, and service organizations recommendations that will encourage support for public programming initiatives for girls from father-absent families.
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Reetsang, Phetolo. "Adolescent perspectives of father involvement in semi urban families." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79306.
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Father involvement is a prominent topic in literature and the discourse often refers to the availability and presence of the biological father in the home. Most homes in South Africa are female headed in which fathers are absent and not involved in their children’s lives because of factors such as poverty; cultural expectations of paying for damages and pride price as well as commitment to be part of the child’s life. South Africa has one of the highest rates of non-resident fathers in Africa, with nine million children growing up without fathers. Currently there is insufficient literature on paternity, including father involvement in South Africa, hence this study. It will explore how an African child perceives father involvement, in order to inform professionals when providing interventions. A qualitative exploratory case study design was used to inductively generate themes from five learners relating to their perspective, using semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion interview. From thematic analysis of the participants’ extractions, three themes emerged as the research question answers: i) Theme 1: Impact of father presence/absence on the child; ii) Theme 2: Father’s contribution towards the family; and ii) Theme 3: Family functioning. The results encapsulate the different aspects of what a South African father’s role represents.Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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Johnson, Ivy J. "Behavioral Impacts of Father Absence on Middle School African American Boys." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4144.
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Father absence is the experience of children who grow up in households without their biological father. The African American population experiences the highest level of father absence of all demographic groups in the United States. Research shows that father absence influences school behavior. There is a lack of literature evaluating the extent to which father absence affects children, particularly African American boys, at different stages of development. This quantitative study was used to evaluate how father absence affected school behavior of African American boys, ages 13-15, in the middle school setting, in Houston, TX. Guided by attachment theory, the research question for this study asked how father absence impacts the school behavior of African American boys between the ages of 13 and 15 from mother-only homes when compared to school behavior of African American boys from intact families. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to examine overall and types of externalizing behavior of 60 purposive sampled participants identified from the Child Behavior Checklist-Teacher Report Scale subscales. Results indicated that African American boys from father absent homes displayed an overall higher rate of externalizing behavior than same- aged peers from intact families on all 3 dependent variables (Overall, Rule-Breaking, and Aggressive Behavior). This study is an important contribution to the existing literature and enhances social change initiatives by bringing increased focus on school behavior, adolescent behavior, middle school practices, and behavior interventions. Specifically, the results of this study can be used by educational stakeholders to develop early intervention and prevention programs to address behaviors associated with the absent father experience.
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Marote, Melissa A. "Finding The Two-Way Street: Women from Mother-Present/Father-Absent Homes and Their Ability to Make Close Female Friendships." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1319206544.
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Herrell, Bradley. "Perceptions of Student Experiences in Secondary Education Without the Presence of a Biological Father." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3736.
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This qualitative study examined the perceived impact of absent fathers on students’ emotional, social, and academic constraints. Many factors can contribute to the loss of a father; so, for the purpose of this research, the researcher examined the impact of the absent father through incarceration and divorce. The research may enable educators to identify the challenges, celebrate victories, and explore what it the phenomenon of an adolescent without the presence of your biological father in our community, from the perspective of the educators.
Information gathered through the administration of educator perception interviews was utilized to identify how an absent father manifests in our secondary students. The educators answered the questions based solely on their perceptions of students without a father they have encountered throughout their careers. The analysis of the data collected for the study allowed the researcher to develop an understanding of the social, emotional, and academic effects of father absence. The data collected could be utilized to teach educators how to recognize and react to the perceived implications of an absent father on a secondary student.
The educators perceived that these students without a father are consistently searching for a father-figure to fill the void left by the absent father. The participants tended to perceive that this lack of a family structure can also lead to disciplinary, relational, academic, emotional, and communication struggles for these students. The perception of poverty and sadness or emptiness often exists, leading to low confidence, low motivation, and a lack of accountability. The perception of the educators was that the lack of security led to overall concern for responsibility and work ethic.
The lack of structure outside the school can contribute to questioning authority or being disrespectful. The lack of discipline at home is perceived to equate to a poor work ethic, low amounts of responsibility, and a low quality of work. These students sometimes have a low self-esteem, thus low expectations and little attention to detail. It may not be the priority of the student to complete all work and therefore they become apathetic with low confidence and expectations for academic success.
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Anderson, Carrie. "Making the father pay : the Child Support Act, 1991, from an historical perspective." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/9f281d17-d481-4fc5-b3c4-7dabb1f67dbe.
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In recent years renewed efforts have been made to enforce the edict of family responsibility, culminating in the enactment of the Child Support Act, 1991. Under this legislation, the duty of absent fathers to provide for their former families has been reinforced which great rigour. The primary aim of this study is to see if the outcomes of this Act could have been predicted through an historical analysis of past precedent. The period from 1900-1940 is investigated for comparison with the present day. Statutory measures which attempted to ensure that fathers complied with court orders were also enacted in these years. Moreover, they were passed in a political, economic and moral climate not dissimilar to the 1980s and 1990s. Through an examination of archival sources, this study looks at the reasons why governments then were anxious to find ways of preventing lone mother families from becoming a burden on central or local finances - and why they believed their support should not be the responsibility of the community. It then explores the outcome of these measures in terms of their success, or otherwise, from an administrative and financial perspective. Following a similar examination of the Child Support Act, a comparative analysis of efforts to reinforce the financial duty of absent fathers in both the early and late twentieth century is undertaken. From these findings it is concluded that important lessons from the past have been ignored at our peril.
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Varney-Wong, Anna. "An exploratory study of the influence of an absent father on the identity formation of women." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31803.
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This clinical study explored the significance of the experience of an absent father on the identity formation of women in an attempt to understand the psychological effect of father absence and the role this experience plays in terms of the daughter's, confidence, self esteem, social identity and intimate relationships. The influence on resiliency of the absent father experience is also a critical aspect of this research. The two theoretical frameworks that guide this clinical study are: the psychodynamic approach, more specifically, objects relations, and self psychology, and Bowens’ family systems theory. The research method is a qualitative design to develop an in-depth understanding of the sample population of twenty adult women who had grown up without a father and live in the geographical area of Cape Town. Data was collected using an in-depth, semistructured interview, facilitated by open-ended questions contained in an interview guide. A wide range of conditions affected participants in the study. Presence of a positive caregiver experience in early childhood appeared to play a role in the psychological well-being of the women. The quality of the women's relationships also appeared to be influenced by their early relational experiences. Poverty was the cause of hardship for many of the participants. Some of the women experienced shame and an internal poverty of worthlessness resulting from perceived rejection and abandonment by their fathers. These psychological experiences were found to influence social interactions and they were often less socially engaged than their peers. The women were generally resilient, at least to some degree and received a measure of support from others, however many felt they were their own most reliable resource.
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Robbins, Nathan Lovell. "The Father Motive: Predicting the Impact of Father Attitudes on Involvement." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6524.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects that a man's attitudes towards fathering have on the level of involvement with his children. Of particular interest was whether fathering attitudes moderated some of the more consistent predictors of involvement, such as relationship quality, maternal gatekeeping, mother's and father's employment hours, a man's history with his own father, family structure, and child characteristics. A sample of 2300 men was used to evaluate the effects of fathering attitudes on engagement and warmth among children ages 2 to 8 and 9 to 11. Results indicate an inconsistent main effect between fathering attitudes and the types of involvement among the two age groups. However, moderated multiple regression analysis revealed that, in many instances, fathering attitudes completely mitigated the effect of several of the traditional predictors of involvement. Among the younger group, men with high fathering attitudes maintained high levels of engagement despite poor history with their own father and high levels of work hours, and engagement increased as maternal employment hours increased. Warmth among these men also remained unchanged at high levels of maternal gatekeeping and low levels of relationship quality. In the older group, high father attitudes mitigated the effects of relationship quality and fathers' work hours on warmth. Attitudes did not moderate engagement among the older group.
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Freeks, Fazel Ebrihiam. "Die rol van die ontbrekende vaderfiguur in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks : 'n prakties-teologiese studie / Fazel Ebrihiam Freeks." Thesis, North-West University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/413.
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The aim of this study was to do research to see whether the father is absent
in the South African context and design a practical theory for possible use by
a Biblical counsellor to help fathers that can't fulfil their role properly in the
family.
The role of the father can again be restored through Biblical counselling.
This study is done on the basis of the following :
a basic theory is set out on which Scriptural perspectives on the
subject have been researched;
a meta theoretical evaluation is obtained from the three disciplines -
Sociology, Psychology and Social Work;
empirical research by means of interviews and questionnaires.
The empirical research indicated that sampling among women proved that
they experience and live through the absent role of the father. According to
the questionnaires and interviews it was remarkable that all eight women
longed for Biblical counselling.
The study further indicates that Scriptural perspectives show how the role of
the father must be according to the original Fatherhood of God. Scripture use
and prayer are the basis to set practical theoretical perspectives, specific as
well as in general, in connection with the absent father figure. The Biblical
counsellor, leader, minister and pastor can possibly use the guidelines to
explain and set out the role of the father.
The greatest responsibility the father carries in his family is the portrayal and
modelling of Jesus Christ's attributes and example.
The conclusion of this study is that the Fatherhood of God makes it possible
for the father to fulfil his role and function within the family and live it out in
the community.
The father cannot be separated from the family, because the relationship
wherein the father, mother and child stand, is indissoluble.The aim of this study was to do research to see whether the father is absent in the South African context and design a practical theory for possible use by a Biblical counsellor to help fathers that can't fulfil their role properly in the family. The role of the father can again be restored through Biblical counselling. This study is done on the basis of the following : a basic theory is set out on which Scriptural perspectives on the subject have been researched; a meta theoretical evaluation is obtained from the three disciplines - Sociology, Psychology and Social Work; empirical research by means of interviews and questionnaires. The empirical research indicated that sampling among women proved that they experience and live through the absent role of the father. According to the questionnaires and interviews it was remarkable that all eight women longed for Biblical counselling. The study further indicates that Scriptural perspectives show how the role of the father must be according to the original Fatherhood of God. Scripture use and prayer are the basis to set practical theoretical perspectives, specific as well as in general, in connection with the absent father figure. The Biblical counsellor, leader, minister and pastor can possibly use the guidelines to explain and set out the role of the father. The greatest responsibility the father carries in his family is the portrayal and modelling of Jesus Christ's attributes and example. The conclusion of this study is that the Fatherhood of God makes it possible for the father to fulfil his role and function within the family and live it out in the community. The father cannot be separated from the family, because the relationship wherein the father, mother and child stand, is indissoluble.
Thesis (M.A. (Practical Theology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
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Hwang, Ray. "The Well-Being of Chinese Immigrant Sons: Importance of Father-Son Attachment, Father Involvement, Father Acceptance and Adolescents' Phenomenological Perceptions of Father-Son Relationship." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1342470551.
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Fung, Elizabeth Han. "Impact of hemophilia on the father." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 1997. http://www.icsw.edu/_dissertations/fung_1997.pdf.
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Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 1997.A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Brown, Sibhon Jolette. "The Lived Experience of Daughters Who Have Absent Fathers: A Phenomenological Study." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4716.
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The problem that this study focused on was the difficulties and challenges experienced by daughters who had absent fathers. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of daughters who grew up with absent fathers, and the effects on them as adults at home, in school, in their neighborhoods, and in their decision-making processes. The sample consisted of 20 daughters who grew up with absent fathers. Data were collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews, and analyzed using 5 phases of Hycner's (1999) phenomenological research. Results indicated that participants' lived experiences of home life were characterized by financial and emotional hardships resulting from the loss of a father's earnings and care. The meanings or lessons that participants derived from having absent fathers included the importance of being independent, of appreciating the people who remained with them, and of making a better life for their own children, either by choosing a mate who would be a committed father or by helping their children to come to terms with the man's absence. Participants reported that the absence of their fathers shaped their decision-making patterns in romantic relationships, either by normalizing exploitative behavior in men (e.g., deception, abuse, or abandonment), or by predisposing them to distrust men. Participants were also affected in their decision-making patterns by the loss of a male perspective and a father's guidance. These results are of significance because by gaining understanding of the experiences of daughters with absent fathers, healthcare professionals may provide appropriate assistance to help these women cope better with their difficulties and struggles.
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Gibbs, Lance Livingston Oliver. "Assessing the Impact of Father Involvement on Adolescents’ Marital Expectations in Resident Father Family Structures." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1270748724.
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Steytler, Johannes Petrus Du Plessis. "Mentorskap in die maatskaplike funksionering van die seun in sy laat-middelkinderjare / J.P.DP Steytler." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1848.
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The boy in his late middle childhood faces enormous changes — physically, socially and
mentally. World-wide, people experience challenges - politically and economically as well as regarding social structures such as families. Children are not excluded from these challenges. Family structures change over time and fathers are increasingly becoming absent in the lives of their children. This Master's dissertation provides information concerning three major aspects regarding the boy. The first, as described in Article 1, is
the effect of the absent father on the boy in his late middle childhood and that of the alternative father figure, the mentor. The second major aspect, as described in Article 2, is the influence of family ordinance on the boy in his transition phase from middle childhood into adolescence, his experience of the biological father and his expectancies regarding a mentor relationship
The third major aspect is the adolescent boy's experience of his biological father, the influence of an alternative father figure, namely the mentor, and the affect of the mentor relationship.Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.
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Samukimba, Jill Chidisha. "Exploring the influence of intlawulo on father Involvement among Xhosa speaking black South African fathers raised and living in Cape Town." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32344.
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Studies on African fatherhood represent African fathers as problematic and in South Africa, they are identified as ‘‘emotionally disengaged, physically absent, abusive and do not pay for their children's upkeep'' (Morrell & Ritcher, 2006:81). Many studies link the high rates of absent fathers to poverty and irresponsibility. Such literature is devoid of cultural factors that might be contributing to the high rates of absent fathers in most African communities. Across Southern Africa, intlawulo, a customary practice that involves the paying of a fine by a man responsible for impregnating a woman out of wedlock and his family to the pregnant woman's family. Historically, intlawulo served as a critical means of regulating and mediating unmarried fathers' involvement in their children's lives. Therefore, this explorative qualitative research project explores African fathers' experiences of intlawulo and its subsequent links to father involvement. To gauge their experiences and interpretation of intlawulo and father involvement, I conducted face-to-face in-depth qualitative interviews with a purposive sample of 8 black Xhosa speaking South African fathers from Cape Town who have gone through the intlawulo negotiations for the past five years or less. This study aimed to explore how the customary practice of intlawulo or ‘paying damages' influences a father's involvement in his child's life in Khayelitsha, an urban township within Cape Town. It argued that the payment of intlawulo regulates a father's involvement in childrearing, his interaction with and access to his child. In contrast to how fathering has been described in previous literature, this thesis argues that becoming a father is a process and intlawulo is the entry point where it can be denied, stopped and negotiated.
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Yuen, Kwun-ying Queenie. "The impact of father visitation on children exposed to domestic violence /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36783535.
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Yuen, Kwun-ying Queenie, and 阮冠英. "The impact of father visitation on children exposed to domestic violence." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41494490.
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Ihongbe, Timothy O. "The Impact of Mother–Father Relationship, Social Support and Neighborhood Context on Preterm Birth." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5699.
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Background: Preterm birth is a major public health concern in the US. Previous studies have suggested that quality of the mother-father relationship, social support, and neighborhood violence may be associated with preterm birth; however, findings are equivocal.
Objectives: The main objectives of this dissertation were: 1) to determine the modifying effect of perceived residential environment on the association between quality of mother–father relationship and preterm birth in a sample of African-American women, 2) to examine whether the receipt of social support modifies the association between neighborhood violence exposure and preterm birth in a nationally representative sample of US women, and 3) to determine the extent to which neighborhood violence mediates the association between neighborhood deprivation and preterm birth in a geographic cohort of women in Richmond city, Virginia.
Methods: Data were obtained from three sources – 1) Life-course Influences on Fetal Environments (LIFE) study, 2) National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, and 3) live birth records, police crime reports and census data for Richmond city, Virginia. Multivariable log-binomial regression models were used to examine the modifying effect of perceived residential environment on the association between quality of mother–father relationship and preterm birth, as well as the modifying effect of social support on the association between neighborhood violence exposure and preterm birth. Multilevel structural equation modeling was used to examine the mediational influence of neighborhood violence on the association between neighborhood deprivation and preterm birth.
Results: For the association between neighborhood violence exposure and preterm birth, maternal receipt of social support modified the association [(Tertile 1: adjusted prevalence ratio (APR)=1.12; 95% CI=1.11-1.13, p<.0001); (Tertile 2: APR=1.07; 95% CI=1.06-1.08, p<.0001); and (Tertile 3: APR=0.88; 95% CI=0.86-0.89, p<.0001)] in a nationally representative sample of US women. No significant interaction was observed between any domain of the mother–father relationship and perceived maternal residential environment (all p > 0.05) in a sample of African American women. Additionally, no significant association was found between the quality of mother–father relationship and preterm birth (Trust domain: APR=1.03, 95% CI=0.99-1.07; dependability domain: APR=1.01, 95% CI=0.98-1.06; criticism domain: APR=1.03, 95% CI=0.99-1.07). The association between neighborhood deprivation and preterm birth in a geographic cohort of women in Richmond city, Virginia, was not mediated by neighborhood violence (β=0.063, 95% CI= –0.025, 0.151).
Conclusions: Rates of preterm birth in women exposed to neighborhood violence may be improved by providing adequate social support during the pregnancy period. Insufficient evidence was found to support the modifying effect of perceived residential environment on the association between the mother-father relationship and preterm birth, as well as the mediational effect of neighborhood violence on the association between neighborhood deprivation and preterm birth. Future studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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Grant, Jeffrey Arthur. "A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Father Death and its Impact on the Male Adolescent Ego-Ideal." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10257142.
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This psychoanalytically-oriented qualitative research project explores the impact of a father’s death on the development of his son’s ego-ideal through and beyond adolescence. Following Freud, Chasseguet-Smirgel, and others, the ego-ideal is understood to be a psychic agency initially founded on the fantasied image of primary narcissistic bliss and power enjoyed at the outset of life in fusion with the maternal object. As an infant psychologically differentiates himself from this object, he develops an ego-ideal meant to regain his parents’ love and the primary narcissism he previously enjoyed. As he passes through the Oedipus complex and into adolescence, his ego-ideal transforms into an internalized image of psychological independence and autonomy based on the fantasied image of the Oedipal father, separate from the engulfing preoedipal mother. The main research question for this project centered on how a boy’s navigation of this process changes if his father dies early in his life. Using the Free Association Narrative Interview (FANI) protocol, I interviewed three men who lost their fathers between ages five and nine about the social behavior, affective patterns, family relations, and self-image they maintained through and beyond adolescence. The findings suggest that the death of a father influences the self-image that a boy feels internally and externally pressured to fulfill. The mother-son relationship appears to be a central modulating component in this process, as a mother’s reinforcement or counteraction of particular ego-ideal qualities can accentuate or mitigate the burdensome aspects of the ego-ideal towards which her son aspires.
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Paul, Palisin M. "The Role of Verbal Aggression and Humor in Father-Son Relationships and its Impact on Relational Satisfaction." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1355191133.
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Cranz, Jane Sloan. "The Impact of a Father and Son on Texas: Isaac Van Zandt and Khleber Miller Van Zandt." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5503/.
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Isaac Van Zandt and his son Khleber Miller Van Zandt were instrumental figures in the growth of Texas and the development of the town of Fort Worth, Texas. Isaac Van Zandt was one of the main members of the delegation from Texas to the United States who negotiated for annexation. He also played a major part in the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1845 and made a run for governor before his death in 1847. His son, Khleber Miller Van Zandt was a Confederate soldier and businessman who saw something in the outpost of Fort Worth that was worth developing. Along with an influential group of other businessmen he was a part of every major development that occurred in Fort Worth until his death in 1930. Both Van Zandts' roles are discussed and the importance of their actions is brought to light.
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Hicks, III Kennie. "Developing Courageous Influence: The Direct Impact of Society, Cultural Views, and Good Father-Daughter Relationships on Adolescent Girls." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2020/schedule/34.
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Fathers play a major role in their son’s lives. From teaching them how to play football to having the birds and the bees talk with them. Statistics show that a son is greatly affected by whether his father is around or not. So that leaves the question of are girls just as affected as boys are by a father’s presence? For example, what did Mulan, the movie character, have in her life that some girls do not? A rare, yet healthy bond with her father could be the very factor that affected her attitude, values, and beliefs tremendously. The Social Learning Theory and nature versus nurture ideology are used to explain how this factor could be the very difference in her overall development. Briefly discussed is the Social Learning Theory, nature versus nurture ideology, Chinese culture, Mulan’s relationship with her father and how it correlates with Mulan’s overall development.
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Coulson, Sheri Lynne. "The impact of father-child relationships and interparental conflict on the intimacy levels of adult children from divorced and intact homes." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1004.
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Cirelli, Gary. "Building the Absent Argument: The Impact of Anti-Communism on the Development of Marxist Historical Analysis within the Historical Profession of the United States, 1940-1960." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1269010815.
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Miller, Mark Sheldon. "The Impact of Conservative Protestantism upon The Time Fathers Spend with Their Children." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2708/.
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This research was concerned with the possible effects that religion, especially conservative Protestantism, has upon the performance of fatherhood. The influence of religion was assessed using the religious beliefs reported by fathers. The performance of fatherhood focused on the amount of time fathers spent meeting the physical needs of their young children. This research hypothesized that conservative Protestant fathers would spend more time meeting their children's physical needs than other Protestant fathers. Also hypothesized was that the level of conservative Protestant beliefs held by fathers is positively related to the proportion of time they spent meeting the physical needs of their children out of the total time spent by fathers and mothers combined. Finally, it was hypothesized that the level of conservative Protestant beliefs held by fathers was positively related to their membership in conservative religious denominations. In order to test whether conservative Protestantism has an effect upon the amount of time that fathers spend meeting the physical needs of their young children, this study will used data from the first wave of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), completed in 1988. Regression analysis was used to test the first two hypotheses and crosstabulation analysis was used to test the third hypothesis. The first two hypotheses were not supported. However, interaction was detected between the variables of race and conservative Protestantism. Specifically, Black conservative Protestant fathers consistently did more childcare than Black non-conservative Protestant fathers, and all other Protestant fathers, whether conservative or not. The third hypothesis was accepted because an index of conservative beliefs was established using denominational labels. Like other recent studies, there was a lack of consensus about which variables predict how much time fathers will spend with their children. This study also points out the need for further research concerned with conservative Protestants and the impact of their beliefs on families.
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Spektor, D. J. "The forgotton father : exploring experiences of first time fathers during the pregnancy, birth and post-natal periods and how discourses they draw upon regarding fatherhood and masculinity impact upon those experiences." Thesis, University of East London, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532665.
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Research on the experience of men during the transition to fatherhood is limited. The transition to parenthood has often been only explored in relation to women and the effects of this time on fathers have been largely neglected. Therefore this study examines the experiences of first-time fathers during the pregnancy of their partner, the birth of their child and the post-natal period, and explores the discourses they draw upon and how these have impacted on their experiences. The study takes the viewpoint that fatherhood is a social construction, and that it is directly influenced by historical and cultural factors and discourses regarding masculinity and, of course, motherhood. Furthermore the concept of postnatal depression is discussed as it acts as a dramatic reflection of how the constructions and discourses surrounding fatherhood, motherhood and gender have led to women being pathologised and oppressed in their role, whilst at the same time marginalising the experiences of men. The cohort consisted of nine first-time fathers all of whom were in heterosexual relationships. They were recruited from a service which ran groups specifically for fathers and their children. The fathers were interviewed individually using a semistructured interview format, and the data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis and Foucauldian discourse analysis. The analysis indicated that the men were affected both positively and negatively during their transition to fatherhood, often lacked support, felt excluded from the process and did suffer forms of distress at all stages of the transition. Furthermore, discourses regarding fatherhood and masculinity were found to impact on their experiences negatively by limiting their opportunities for action. The effect of gender ideologies on the men's experiences are highlighted, as is the importance of raising awareness of fathers' needs at this time. Finally, an argument is presented which calls for a shift in the focus away from the separate constructs of "motherhood" and "fatherhood" to the joint concept of "parenthood
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Mabusela, Moipone Hilda Martha. "Absent fathers : an ecosystemic exploration of context." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18748.
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The aim of this study was to explore absent fathers' experiences. This involved determining absent fathers' conceptualisation of fatherhood, exploring the psychological well-being of absent fathers, and how absent fathers cope with being absent from their children‟s lives.
An ecosystemic approach was employed as the epistemology to understand the participants in terms of organisation of their behaviour in social contexts. Qualitative research was used, and in-depth interviews were conducted to collect the data. The research found that these fathers' experiences of being absent from their children's lives have negatively affected several aspects of their lives, both emotionally and behaviourally. Furthermore, the study concluded that fathers who are absent from their children‟s lives, while aware of the roles they need to play, seem unable to fulfil these roles. Lastly, the absent fathers revealed a tendency to react ambivalently towards their identities as fathers.Psychology
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Mosholi, Mpotseng Sina. "The lived experiences of resilient black African men who grew up in absent-father homes." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25415.
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Text in EnglishThis study explored the lived experiences of black African men who grew up in absent-father homes. A phenomenological approach and qualitative exploratory design were used. The research participants were recruited in the Pretoria, South Africa through purposive sampling. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse the information. The findings of this study indicate the following: the participants experienced various challenges in growing up in absent father homes. These included financial challenges, feelings of rejection, lack of guidance and protection. They had to rely on their single mothers for provision as well as the extended family and the community for support. These men were self-reliant, persevered and worked hard to achieve their goals in life. Resilience also played a role in making them thrive. They in turn wanted to be good fathers and husbands to their wives and children. Further research on resilient men who grew up in absent-father homes is recommended.
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Patrick, Louise Copeland. "Boys' experience of an absent father: a gestalt therapeutic description." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2497.
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With the rise of the divorce rate and the decline of the nuclear family, boys are more frequently being deprived of a father-presence in their homes. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore and describe boys' experiences of their relationships with their absent fathers. Three boys from different racial and cultural groups were chosen as case studies and worked with from a Gestalt Play Therapy Perspective. Data was gathered from the therapeutic sessions, as well as from semi structured interviews with the childcare workers of the boys. The findings of the study appear to concur with existing literature, namely that boys with absent fathers
experience difficulties in the areas of emotional, social, cognitive and moral development. Recommendations are made as to how boys with absent fathers may best be supported.
Opsomming
Met die toename in egskeidings en die afname van nukleêre gesinne, word daar gevind dat seuns meer dikwels die teenwoordigheid van die vader in die huis ontneem word. Die doel van hierdie studie is `n kwalitatiewe ondersoek en beskrywing
van seuns se ervaring van hulle verhouding met hulle afwesige vaders. Drie seuns van erskillende rasse- en kulturele groepe is gekies vir die
gevallestudies en vanuit `n Gestalt Spelterapeutiese perspektief is met hulle gewerk.
Data is versamel vanuit die terapeutiese sessies sowel as vanuit semigestruktureerde onderhoude met die seuns se kinderoppassers. Die bevindinge van die studie blyk ooreen te stem met bestaande
literatuur, naamlik dat seuns met afwesige vaders probleme ondervind ten opsigte van emosionele, sosiale, kognitiewe en morele ontwikkeling.
Aanbevelings word gemaak oor hoe om dié seuns ten beste te ondersteun.SOCIAL WORK
MDIAC (PLAY THERAPY)
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Peyper, Emené. "Experiences of young adult women with emotionally absent fathers / Emené Peyper." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11934.
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For many years the focus of research on child well-being and development has been
primarily on the dynamics of the mother-child relationship. The mother was seen as the more
influential parent as she spends more time with the children. The father’s role in the
development process was thus undermined. Fortunately research on the father’s involvement in
a child’s life has improved over the past thirty years. Where previously fathers were mostly
perceived as the breadwinners and providers they are now also considered as being caregivers
who are more closely involved with their children and the accompanying responsibilities.
Research indicates the importance of a father’s role in child development and has found that the
intellectual, emotional and social development of a child is influenced by the father.
The most beneficial circumstances for children to grow up in is where both of the
biological parents are part of the household, satisfied with their marital relationship and loving
towards their children. Unfortunately there is a significant increase in South African families
where the father is absent and where the mother is burdened with additional responsibilities.
However, a father can be emotionally absent despite physical proximity and emotionally absent
fathers can be included when describing fatherlessness due to the destructive effect it has on
children.
Some research indicates that a father is the most significant factor in his daughter’s life
and the quality of their relationship influences her personality and general well-being in life.
Most literature focusing on the paternal parenting role is more focused on the father-son dyad,
the least studied parent-adult child dyad is that of adult daughters and fathers. A great number of
research studies on the subjects of divorce, single parents, physically absent fathers and the
resulting effects on males are available. Much less literature, especially in the South African context, can be found to focus on and explain the experiences of young adult women who grew
up with an emotionally absent father.
The aim of the study was thus to explore the subjective experiences of young adult
women who grew up with an emotionally absent father. A qualitative research method was used
with a phenomenological approach as research design. Eleven voluntary, 20-31 year old adult
women, participated in the study and were recruited by word of mouth. Data were collected
through in-depth interviews that were audio taped and transcribed verbatim. Transcribed data
were analysed by means of thematic analysis from which themes and sub-themes were derived.
Two main themes with sub-themes were identified. It was found that the participants
experienced their fathers as emotionally absent because it was difficult to share their emotions
with them, the participants' fathers did not show affection or express their love. They showed no
interest, approval or acknowledgement and the participants found it difficult to trust their fathers.
According to the participants their relationships with other men were influenced because of this.
They further struggled with trusting other people and suffered from a low self-esteem. Due to
repressed emotions they did not portray their true self and sought their fathers’ approval by doing
things he liked.MA (Clinical Psychology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
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Hung, Hsin, and 洪歆. "The secrets of Father who was absent: A journey to encounter with myself." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5fa2uf.
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This research is a self-narrative method and a journey to explore the secrets of my family. When I make this tough choice to join this journey of self-healing in writing, walking between experience, construction and interpretation, I find out the lack of memory about my father, therefore it creates the huge chaos of myself when revealing the secrets of my family. After that, I go back to review the original intention on writing this, I sense the conflict inside my mind, but by sharing the memory of my father with the family, they help me to understand him again by different angles and to realize how I miss him in my heart. Now I review all the process, I get to know more of myself again. At this moment, after reviewing the process of this research, I see my true self in the process of exploring the family secrets and bring back the memory of struggles, conflicts and anxieties. This whole process is like digging out the mysterious black box which is buried long time ago, and from that I experience the influence from the family secrets. I, from hiding to open-hearted, from struggle to relief, from escape to facing myself, understand my dear father and me again. When I redefine the secrets of my family, I find out that no matter telling the secrets or not, they remain somewhere, but if choose to tell, there will be a chance to know myself and people around me. Keywords: self-narrative, the relationship of father and daughter, the secrets of family
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Almeida, José Eduardo Moura. "The absent players : the impact of firm with no trading activity." Master's thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/16972.
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Este estudo tem como objectivo caracterizar o tipo de empresas que estando
admitidas e cotadas em bolsa, apresentam baixos níveis de volume de
transação.
A literatura que se foca nos mercados de capitais de forma recorrente utiliza
o mercado como um todo ou analisa apenas as maiores empresas (normalmente
as incluídas nos índices de referência, por exemplo FTSE 100), mas pouca ou
nenhuma atenção é dada ao facto de que um número considerável de empresas
cotadas não transacciona.
O nosso estudo pretende ser exploratório na tentativa de caracterizar estas
empresas que estrategicamente optam por estar cotadas incorrendo em levados
custos e em acrescidas obrigações legais, sendo que para tal analisaremos as
empresas cotadas na London Stock Exchange.This study aims to identify what kind of firms are listed on stock exchange market with a very low volume traded. The literature that focused on financial markets uses the market as a whole or only highlight the largest firms (namely the firms listed in most important indexes, for instance FTSE 100), but no such relevant study are focused on listed companies with zero volume traded. Our study aims to be exploratory, trying to characterize these firms that strategically choose to be listed incurring in huge costs and under exigent regulatory compliance. Our analysis scope is London Stock Exchange listed firms.
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Conceição, Rafael dos Santos Borges. "The absent players : the impact of firms with no trading activity : estudo exploratório." Master's thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/19296.
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O nosso estudo têm por objetivo analisar as diferenças que existem entre os níveis de transação em empresas que se encontram cotadas no mercado de capitais e perceber o motivo pelo qual permanecem cotadas, com recurso a uma nova medida que analisa a percentagem de dias em que não existe qualquer retorno, denominada por Zero-Return Metric. Utilizando uma base de dados de 2.502 empresas para o período entre 2004 a 2014 do principal índice acionista do Reino Unido, é apresentado uma mediana de 58,7% de dias em que não existe qualquer retorno.
Partimos do pressuposto que as empresas pretendem aceder a esta estrutura de financiamento devido às vantagens que apresenta, contudo nem todas as empresas conseguem captar de igual forma os seus benefícios. Com base nisto, é possível observar diferenças significativas na visibilidade, nas necessidades de capital, no grau de concentração da estrutura acionista e na liquidez entre as empresas, o que pode explicar algumas diferenças no nível de transação. Como consequência, a taxa de sobrevivência deste tipo de empresas é bastante inferior, sendo um importante indicador do seu grau de desempenho. O nosso objetivo passa por apresentar um estudo compreensivo sobre este efeito, lançando as bases para um estudo mais aprofundado nesta área.Our study aims to analyze the differences between the transactions levels in companies that are listed on the capital market, and realize why they remain listed, using a new measure that analyses the proportion of zero-return days (thereafter referred to as the zero-return metric). Using a Database with 2.502 firms for the period 2004-2014 of the main UK stock market index, a median with 58,7% of days without a return is represented. We assume that the companies want to access this financing structure due to the advantages they offer, however not all companies are able to capture the same way its benefits. On this basis, it is possible to observe significant differences in visibility, capital needs and growth, in the degree of shareholders structure and liquidity, which may explain some differences in transaction level. As a result, the survival rates for those companies is much lower, being an important indicator of their level of performance. Our objective is to present a comprehensive descriptive study of this effect, laying the foundations to a more in depth study.
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Mbokazi, Fikeleph. "The impact of father-daughter incest on the mother-daughter relationship." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/1492.
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Faculty of Humanities
School of Human and comminity development
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Smbokazi@telkomsa.netThe main objective of this study was to explore the impact of sexual abuse of the daughter by her father, on the relationship between the mother and the sexually abused daughter. The research questions addressed were maternal responses to the disclosure of sexual abuse and the factors that influence those responses, the psychological effects of the abuse on both the child and the mother and the factors that mediate these effects, and the impact these have on the mother-daughter relationship. The data was collected from seven mothers whose daughters had been sexually abused by their intimate partners who could either be the girl’s biological father or step-father. The children’s ages had to be between 5-11 years at the time of the abuse, with disclosure having taken place in the last 2 years before the interview. This was an exploratory study, and the measures used were semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions to allow the mothers to reflect on their experiences, and allow the researcher to explore any areas that she deemed necessary. The main results of the study revealed the importance of the relationship between the mother and her daughter in incestuous families. This relationship plays an important role in prevention of sexual abuse, in stopping the already occurring abuse through the mother’s response to disclosure, and also in the post-disclosure adjustment of the child. It was evident that this relationship is adversely affected by the sexual abuse of the child by her father. The variables that were explored, as directed by the research questions had negative effects on this relationship. The findings have implications for the helping professionals dealing with childhood sexual abuse cases as they lead to the conclusion that treatment programmes need to take the mother into consideration, as she is intrinsic to the system in which the abuse takes place. Her psychological well-being influences her daughter’s post-disclosure recovery process. Recommendations were based on treatment strategies that need to be followed in clinical practice and also on further studies in the area of incest.
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Chan, Yi-Ju, and 詹貽如. "Impact of Education Gap between A Father and A Mother on Children’s Education." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/23s3rk.
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This paper uses 2000 census in Taiwan to discuss the impact of the gap between a father and a mother on children’s outcome. I measure the parental education gap by comparing their highest education level. Children’s educational outcomes are using the probability of entering a high school or a university. Because that the sample size of census is rich, this study employ Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method directly. The results showed that regardless of whether we assort the sample or not, father's education level is greater than or equal to the mother’s having a positive and significant impact on a child’s probability of going to a high school or a university, especially the high school. In addition, statistics showed that the proportion of higher father's education level than mother’s is about 86%. Due to this, we know that in Taiwanese society, the positive gap between fathers and mothers may make families more stable, and thus have a positive impact on the child.
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Lobaka, Simon Tebogo. "Exploring the experiences of young adult women growing up with non-resident fathers in North West - Tlokwe Local Municipality." Diss., 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23721.
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This study examines the experiences of young adult women raised in non-resident father households
in Tlokwe Local Municipality, North West. Focus groups and face- to-face interviews were conducted
with 34 young women between the ages 18-25. Five important, nuanced themes emerged, these are: a)
fathers who are physically present but emotionally absent, b) fathers who are physically present
but uninvolved, c) fathers who are physically absent but involved, d) fathers who are physically
present and involved and e) fathers who are absent and uninvolved. Non-resident fatherhood remains
a challenge in the Tlokwe Municipality, most of the participants had never met their biological
fathers. The study revealed the frustration young women feel towards their mothers and maternal grandparents for caring more about maintenance than they do about a healthy father-daughter relationship. The study further revealed a deep- seated need for close proximity and an involved type of fathering among the young women.Sociology
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Earath, Smitha. "Impact of negative infant emotional reactivity on maternal sensitivity with father involvement as a moderator." 2006. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-1843.pdf.
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Allen, J., Jan R. Oyebode, and J. Allen. "Having a father with young onset dementia: The impact on well-being of young people." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6874.
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NoIn the UK, it is estimated that there are over 16,000 people under 65 years with dementia. These people often have children still living at home and previous research indicates that 75% of parents report that their children have suffered psychological or emotional problems as a consequence of a parent having dementia. This study interviewed 12 participants aged 13 to 23 years, whose father had younger onset dementia. Grounded theory methodology identified five major themes: damage of dementia, reconfiguration of relationships, caring, strain and coping. An overarching theme of one day at a time, reflecting a response to the perception of severe threats in the future, appeared to run throughout the young people’s experiences. It is suggested that the emergent grounded theory has some similarity to stress-process models of caregiving with distinctive features arising from the interaction of young onset dementia and the developmental stage of the young people.
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Barotas, Katherine. "Fathers' perceptions of their children's exposure to unhealthy parenting : the importance of acknowledging responsibility and appreciating impact." 2004. http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=95072&T=F.
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Pitsoane, Enid Manyaku. "The role of the emotional father-son relationship in the self-concept formation of adolescent boys in secondary schools." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18201.
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The study investigated adolescent boys who experienced behavioural problems at school and the possible causes for these phenomena. It was evident that the adolescent boys who experienced behavioural problems were found to lack emotional connections with others due to their fathers’ absence and lack of positive attachment. A total of 403 adolescent boys from various schools in the Tshwane districts were used in the sample group. This quantitative study employed the use of a quantitative questionnaire as a means of data collection that included qualitative open-ended question as a method to enrich the quantitative data and obtain insight into the life world functioning and experience of the participants. The primary aim of the research study was to determine the emotional relationship between fathers and sons within the sample group. Secondly, the study sought to investigate how this emotional relationship affects the adolescent boy’s self-concept, resilience and motivational aspects in his daily functioning. The approach to quantitative data analysis was by means of descriptive statistical analysis. The findings revealed that emotionally absent fathers indeed impact negatively on the adolescent boys’ resilience and motivational aspects of their functioning and that a father’s absence has a significant influence on the behaviours of adolescent boys in relation to motivation and resilience. However, the research results also revealed that an emotionally absent father does not significantly affect the self–concept of an adolescent boy. Finally, an intervention programme was developed to assist and guide fathers and adolescent boys to improve their relationship with one another.Psychology of Education
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Hill, Tisa Fontaine. "Fathers' perceptions of their impact on children's health and well-being : an exploratory study." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29619.
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Fathers play a critical role in child development and well-being, yet research on how
men view their roles as fathers and their influence on their children's health is limited.
The present study sought to answer the following questions: 1) What are men's
expectations regarding fatherhood? 2) How have these expectations changed after
becoming fathers? 3) What factors or role models shape and influence these
expectations? and, 4) How do fathers perceive their impact on the health and well-being
of their children? Data were collected via in-depth interviews with 20 fathers of
pre-school aged children residing in two Oregon communities. Results suggest that
role models, work schedule, mothers' roles, and their self-identity as fathers
influenced participants' views of themselves as fathers and consequently their
involvement in their children's lives. Fathers' sense of responsibility, either financial
or emotional or both, appeared to heavily impact the ways they chose to engage with
their children. While meeting physical needs of food, clothing, and shelter were
discussed, for these fathers the primary indicator of children's health was happiness.
They considered themselves responsible for creating a happy home environment in
which to nurture their children's mental and emotional health. All the fathers engaged
in caring for their children when they were sick, including sharing specific tasks such
as doctors' visits, dispensing medicine, and staying at home with the children.
Findings suggest that fathers view themselves as playing an important role in
promoting and protecting the health of their children.Graduation date: 2005
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Lin, Hui Ching, and 林慧菁. "An exploratory study on double-income family father and mother use communal nurse system service and its impact on parenting role." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/38241594982509166951.
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Taiwan's female labor force participation rate increased year by year, the proportion of double-income family is gradually increased, however, still women in the care of the children in the family as the main force, through a comprehensive public childcare policy will contribute to equal gender division of labor. Taiwan since 2001 to promote Communal Nurse the System service, Child care management and child care fee allowance program offered since 2008, aims to double income families, parents can feel at ease to use the Family child care providers nursery service. The purpose of this study was to investigate fathers and mothers decided to use the family child care providers nursery service and the motives and considerations of selecting the family child care providers, as well as after the use of the family child care providers nursery service, the father and the mother is conscious awareness of fatherhood and Motherhood what impact. And through research results to provide Family child care providers and the Family child care providers nursery service managers Reference and assist in matching. This study is a qualitative research, nine pairs of parents of respondents through the Peng Wan-Ru Foundation located at Taipei. The way of interview in this study to separate researcher and the parents is for avoiding the interference from parents by marital power. Conclusion this study of nine points:1.Due to the family economy and at home elder cannot take care of children, seeking for a child care, and seeking for a child care “interpersonal channels” is the main way; 2. Parents generally value the Family child care providers’ license; 3.Select a family child care provider parents attach importance to child care sustained, meaning family child care providers can be long-term childcare; 4.Parents look forward to the family child care providers can take care other children so that children can learn social interaction; 5.Parents choose family child care providers focus on children feeling; 6.Parents use family child care providers of systems management service feel trust; 7.Family select the family child care providers leading on the views of "mother", and mother considerations is in greater detail; 8. Mother feeling guilt and deep feelings for the family child care provider service, but no father; 9.The family child care providers nursery service contribute to the parenting role to play. Finally, offer some points of the foundation’s role to host the Communal Nurse System service, family child care providers training courses and childcare policy recommendations.
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Ferreira, Andreia Filipa Oliveira. "O lugar que ocupo – A ausência do paterno em dois jovens cabo-verdianos." Master's thesis, 2016. http://repositorio.ispa.pt/handle/10400.12/5235.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA - Instituto Universitário.O objectivo deste estudo é o de compreender o impacto da ausência da figura paterna ao nível dos processos identitários em jovens Cabo-verdianos procurando, desta forma, integrar este estudo numa lógica Etnopsicanalítica. Os participantes do presente estudo são dois jovens Cabo-verdianos, um rapaz e uma rapariga, com 14 e 20 anos de idade, respectivamente. Ambos os jovens cresceram com uma figura paterna ausente. O instrumento utilizado foi a Entrevista Narrativa em Associação Livre, através da qual resultaram duas narrativas (uma de cada participante) que foram analisadas, numa primeira fase, individualmente e, num segundo momento, em conjunto, numa análise realizada no seguimento das elaborações destacadas no discurso dos participantes. Os resultados evidenciaram que a ausência da figura paterna, bem como a inscrição dos participantes numa cultura específica – Cabo-verdiana – na qual a figura paterna é, recorrentemente, uma figura ausente se demonstram impactantes ao nível da representação que os participantes elaboram tanto do feminino como do masculino e, consequentemente, ao nível da sua construção de identidade com base na identificação a essas mesmas representações. Os estudos relativos ao impacto da ausência da figura paterna ao nível do desenvolvimento do sujeito têm por base uma observação clínica e, simultaneamente, não existem estudos Etnopsicanalíticos relativos ao papel da figura paterna na cultura Caboverdiana. Assim, o presente estudo contribui com desenvolvimentos sobre o tema num contexto não-clínico e promove uma integração do tema numa lógica Etnopsicanalítica.
ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this study is to understand how an absent father figure has impact on the identity processes of young Cape Verdeans by looking at the study in a Ethnopsycanalytical point of view. The participants of this study are two young Cape Verdeans, a boy and a girl, with fourteen and twenty years respectively, which lived with an absent father figure. To carry out the analysis we used the Free Association Narrative Interview with which we obtained two narratives (one from each participant). Initially the narratives were analyzed separately and on a more advanced phase were analyzed together following a prior analysis of the narratives of both participants where the most important information was highlighted. After the analysis, and taking into consideration the absence of a father figure as well as the fact that this two participants are from a specific culture - Cape Verdean - in which the father figure is recurrently an absent one, we noticed an impact on the representation of both the male and the female representation and consequently on the process of identity creation based on those representations. The studies related with the impact of an absent father figure on the development of the subject are done based on clinical psychology observation, and at the time of elaborating this study, no Ethnopsychanalytical studies were found related with the absence of a father figure in the Cape Verdean culture. Therefore, this study contributes with developments on this subject in a non-clinical context and promotes the interconnection with Ethnopsychanalysis.
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Botha, Aletta Elizabeth. "Onderwysers se persepsies oor die impak van vaderloosheid op kinderontwikkeling / Aletta Elizabeth Botha." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14252.
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Fatherlessness is a serious problem in South Africa and statistics show a high rate of children growing up without parents and particularly without a biological father. An estimated nine million children in South Africa are growing up without a father (Statistics South Africa [StatsSA], 2010). Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) (2010) highlights the systematic disappearance of the traditional family structure among South African families. According to their statistics, only 27% of South African children live with their biological parents, which is a further indication of the increasing number of children in South Africa that come from fatherless homes.
In light of the above, the primary goal of the study was to determine teachers‟ perceptions on the impact of fatherlessness on child development. A literature review was undertaken to analyse and describe the effect of fatherlessness on child development from Bronfenbrenner‟s bio-ecosystemic perspective. Secondly, a case study was conducted to qualitatively explore the perceptions of primary school teachers on the effect of fatherlessness on child development. The data was gathered by means of focus group interviews and analysed.
The following findings arose from the empirical study:
* Fatherlessness has an effect on virtually all facets of child development (emotional, social, moral, spiritual, cognitive and physical).
* Fatherlessness implies the absence of a father, whether it is because of death, physical absence (lives and works elsewhere), a lack of involvement (the so-called present-absent father) or that the identity of the father is unknown.
* Fatherless learners need special intervention strategies to support their development.
* The types of intervention strategies include emotional support, opportunities for male gender role identification and community awareness projects on fatherlessness.
* Aside from the material support some teachers offer to the learners, the school does not provide any formal support to fatherless learners. Recommendations are made, in accordance with the findings, in regard to the support of fatherless learners.MEd (Learner Support), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015