Fathers of girls, fathers of boys: influence of child's gender on fathers' experience of, engagement in, and representations of paternity.


Autoria(s): Rouyer V.; Frascarolo F.; Zaouche-Gaudron C.; Lavanchy C.
Data(s)

2008

Resumo

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of child's gender on several dimensions-of paternity: the fathers' personal experience of paternity, their involvement in child rearing, and their representations. A total of 147 Swiss fathers of 18-month-old children (65 girls and 82 boys) relationship to the child or relationship with the child's completed questionnaires. The child's gender had little influence on paternal experience, mother. Globally, the fathers took on few responsibilities which were largely devolved to mothers. Fathers of boys were more involved in child care than fathers of girls. Finally, a discrepancy was found between the fathers representations of paternal roles in rearing girls and boys and the actual level of responsibility that fathers adopted in their relationship with their child.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_6ADADCFECF70

isbn:1421-0185

doi:10.1024/1421-0185.66.4.225

isiid:000251686600004

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Swiss Journal of Psychology = Revue suisse de psychologie, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 225-233

Palavras-Chave #father; child's gender; representations; educational practices;
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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