Absent fathers’ socio-economic status and perceptions of fatherhood as related to developmental challenges faced by children in South Africa

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How to cite this article: Salami, I.A. & Okeke C.I.O., 2018, 'Absent fathers' socio-economic status and perceptions of fatherhood as related to developmental challenges faced by children in South Africa', South African Journal of Childhood Education 8(1), a522.

The Description of Knowledge, Perception, Role, Role Implementation, Emotional Connection in Psychosexual Development of Children Aged 3-5 Years in New Normal Period at the Suburban of Surabaya

“…It provides limited time for the father to seek information about psychosexual development from various sources. Economic improvement is the focus of a father's attention because a father is an economic symbol of the family (Salami & Okeke, 2018).…”

“…A preliminary study performed in March 2020 in West Surabaya showed that six children aged five years experienced raperape was the form of sexual harassmentby an adult. Father presence has an important role in child's psychosexual development, particularly in building character, identity, sexual orientation, comfort, and confidence (Borisenko & Evseenkova, 2019;Cosson & Graham, 2012;Roskam et al, 2016;Salami & Okeke, 2018). In this paper, father presence defines as direct and indirect existence of father in optimizing psychosexual development of children.…”

“…(Bagner, 2013;Bannink et al, 2013;Bradford et al, 2013;J. et al, 2020;Pereira & Barros, 2019;Roskam et al, 2016;Salami & Okeke, 2018;Sandstrom et al, 2015;Sato et al, 2018;Verma et al, 2013). A preliminary study performed in March 2020 in West Surabaya showed that six children aged five years experienced raperape was the form of sexual harassmentby an adult.…”

The influence of father involvement during childhood on the emotional well-being of young adult offspring: a cross-sectional survey of students at a university in Botswana

“…For example, fewer people are getting married (Perelli-Harris & Amos, 2015), many couples cohabit (Perelli-Harris & Styrc, 2018), divorce rates are on the increase (Letamo et al, 2015), and many men and women are choosing to stay single (Lundberg et al, 2016). Yet, it is widely recognised that the involvement of fathers in raising children is beneficial to their well-being and development (Lamb, 2004(Lamb, , 2010Okeke, 2018;Ramotuana & Amone-P'Olak, 2020;Salami & Okeke, 2018). The absence of fathers in the family may influence child outcomes, such as education, social relationships, and behavioural and the emotional well-being of offspring (Mbulayi & Kang'ethe, 2020;Okeke, 2018;Ramotuana & Amone-P'Olak, 2020;Salami & Okeke, 2018;Waldfogel et al, 2010).…”

“…Yet, it is widely recognised that the involvement of fathers in raising children is beneficial to their well-being and development (Lamb, 2004(Lamb, , 2010Okeke, 2018;Ramotuana & Amone-P'Olak, 2020;Salami & Okeke, 2018). The absence of fathers in the family may influence child outcomes, such as education, social relationships, and behavioural and the emotional well-being of offspring (Mbulayi & Kang'ethe, 2020;Okeke, 2018;Ramotuana & Amone-P'Olak, 2020;Salami & Okeke, 2018;Waldfogel et al, 2010). Although the effects of various family types on child outcomes have been studied in Western countries (Hiekel et al, 2014), few such studies have been carried out in African countries, such as Botswana (Dintwat, 2010;Letamo et al, 2015;Maundeni, 2000;Ramotuana & Amone-P'Olak, 2020).…”