Fathering Court-Involved Daughters: Fathers' Gender-Specific Concerns About Their Paternal Role

Schock, Angie M.; Gavazzi, Stephen M.

doi:10.3149/fth.0302.121

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“…Finally, more general prevention measures should be taken to educate fathers-through workshops, parent forums, and father-daughter activitiesabout the ways in which they have an impact on their daughters. Research reveals that many men do want to be involved in their daughters' lives, but they feel uncomfortable interacting with their adolescent daughters (Raley & Bianchi, 2006;Schock & Gavazzi, 2005). Special emphasis should be placed on working with Latino fathers, particularly those who maintain more traditional gender role expectations, about how they can effectively support their daughters.…”

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Troubled Relationships

López

Corona

2012

Journal of Family Issues

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This qualitative study explored 18 high-risk adolescent Latinas' perceptions of their relationships with nonresident fathers. A number of interrelated factors-early childhood memories, mothers' interpretations, and fathers' behaviors-shaped girls' perceptions, which in turn, influenced how they interacted with fathers. Some girls struggled to make sense of fathers' diminished involvement and continued to long for them. Others grew angry and refused to have anything to do with hostile and aggressive fathers. Some girls never knew or did not remember their fathers, and they were largely indifferent. In contrast, other girls were conflicted and shifted back and forth between being angry with fathers, longing for them, and attempting to assume an air of indifference. Only one girl noted that she had a positive, loving relationship with her father. Implications for study findings are discussed.

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Section: Significance and Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%