Fathering articles from September 2008

Fathering archives from September 2008

Nonresident fathers' family leisure patterns during parenting time with their children.(Report)
September 22, 2008... The purpose of the study was to examine the leisure patterns of nonresident fathers while spending time with their child(ren), and to examine leisure constraints, leisure facilitators and nonresident fathers' satisfaction with family leisure...

Life stories of young fathers in contexts of vulnerability.(Report)
September 22, 2008... In 1984, Belsky identified dimensions that have an influence on parental conduct: developmental history, personality, marital relations, work, social network, and child characteristics. The objectives of this article are to examine Belsky's...

"A kiss for mother, a hug for dad": the early 20th century Parents' Day campaign.(Report)
September 22, 2008... Father's Day and Mother's Day occupy sacred positions in American society--at least today. Unbeknownst to many, however, there was a campaign in the 1920s and 1930s to change Father's Day and Mother's Day to Parents' Day, so that fathers and...

Mother involvement as an influence on father involvement with early adolescents.(Report)
September 22, 2008... This study hypothesized that father involvement is influenced by mothers' level of involvement as well as by marital conflict, mothers' work hours, and fathers' status as biological or step father. The analysis also tested hypotheses about...

Erratum.(Correction notice)
September 22, 2008... A number of the reviewers for the special issue (Volume 6 #2, International Research on Fathering) were unintentionally left out of the list that appeared in Volume 6 #2. Here is a complete list of all reviewers for that issue. Susan S....