Fathers Of Children Research Articles

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF MOTHERS AND EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT

In the present study we analyzed the data obtained from the  survey answers on the psychological well-being of mothers of young children. Psychological well-being of mothers of - y.o. children is reduced and the average values of both psychological well-being and the severity of positive affect are at the lower limit, and negative affect is at the upper limit of the norm.  mothers (out of ) surveyed note that the fathers of children take part in the upbringing and care of the child (to the degree from minimal to full inclusion except for breastfeeding). Only  mothers talk about help from the extended family (siblings, grandparents, aunts/uncles and great-grandmothers of the child). Mothers who are assisted in the care of their children by the fathers of their children rate their satisfaction with their lives and relationships with a partner signifi cantly higher than those who do not receive assistance from the fathers of children. Mothers who are assisted by extended family members rate their satisfaction with their own lives signifi cantly higher than mothers who are not assisted by extended family members. It is noteworthy that no signifi cant differences in the assessments of satisfaction with relationships with children were found either in the fi rst or in the second comparison.

Mental health outcomes in parents of children with a cancer diagnosis in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study.

The diagnosis of paediatric cancer is a crisis for the parents who are the primary caregivers of the affected child. A comprehensive assessment of the longitudinal impact of childhood cancer on parental mental health and the potential sex differences between the parents is lacking. Thus, we aimed to explore the subsequent short- and long-term mental health outcomes among the parents of children with cancer and examine whether the outcomes vary between the mother and father. By combining several Swedish registers, parents of a child (ages 0-14 years) with a cancer diagnosis between Jan 1, 2006, and Dec 31, 2016 were identified. For each parent of children with cancer, up to five mothers or fathers of cancer-free children were randomly selected and matched, respectively. Hospital contacts for any mental health disorders between 5 years before and 7 years after the diagnosis of childhood cancer were retrieved. An interrupted time series negative binomial regression was performed to assess the short- and long-term impact of a childhood cancer diagnosis on the parents' subsequent mental health outcomes. 16,199 mothers (2852 with a child with cancer and 13,347 without) and 15,708 fathers (2769 with a child with cancer and 12,939 without) were included in this study. Compared with mothers of children without cancer, mothers of children with cancer had higher risks of mental health disorders in the first year after diagnosis (rate ratio [RR] and 95% Confidence Interval [CI], 1.17 (1.03-1.32)), and notably, the adverse impact became more severe over time (RR and 95% CI, 1.36 (1.07-1.74), in the seventh year). For fathers of children with cancer, the risk of mental health disorders was continuously higher compared to matched comparisons (RR and 95% CI, 1.31 (1.01-1.71)). Our findings suggested that parental mental health was affected continuously by a diagnosis of childhood cancer in their children. In particular, the mother's mental health was affected more severely. Customised psychological services or interventions are highly needed for the parents of children with cancer. Swedish Research Council, Allmänna Sjukhusets i Malmö Stiftelsen för bekämpande av cancer, Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, ALF funding from Region Skåne and China Scholarship Council.

Stress and coping strategies among parents of children with cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital paediatric oncology unit, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

ObjectiveThis study explores sources of stress, conditions that help reduce stress levels and coping strategies among parents of children with cancer receiving chemotherapy at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH) in...

A Decomposition Analysis to Understand the Wealth-Based Inequalities in Child Vaccination in Rural Southern Assam: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The socio-environmental aspects of southern Assam reflect a general pattern of backwardness. Moreover, child healthcare resources in the region are inadequately used, leading to low vaccination coverage. Given this background, this paper attempted to comprehend wealth-based inequality in full vaccination in rural areas of southern Assam. Based on a multistage cluster sampling approach, 360 children of 12-23 months were selected from the study area. To identify the predictors of a child, a non-linear model was estimated by using the generalized linear model (GLM) approach followed by Erreygers decomposition technique to quantify the wealth inequality in the obtained predictors in explaining the disparity in full vaccination. The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination recorded the highest vaccination coverage, at nearly 90% and the lowest was observed for the measles vaccine, around 61 percent. Slightly more than half of the eligible children (54 percent) were vaccinated against all the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)-recommended vaccines. The decomposition analysis revealed that the occupation of the child's father, maternal age, birth order of the child, and health-seeking behavior such as antenatal care (ANC) were the prime factors related to inequality in full vaccination in the region. Vaccination coverage in the region has improved over time, however, full vaccination is concentrated towards the economically advantaged section of the society in rural southern Assam. Targeted, context-specific, and expanded government initiatives could aid in addressing the overall wealth-related full vaccination inequalities in the valley.

Intimacy and Race in Late Soviet Central Asia

Intimacy and Race in Late Soviet Central Asia

“People keep staring at you in public for no reason”: Experiences and coping strategies of parents WITH autistic children in Accra, Ghana

BackgroundAutism Spectrum Disease has attracted many concerns recently worldwide. Individuals suffering from autism are considered to be the most vulnerable worldwide. This is due to the fact that they suffer discrimination, inequity in access to health and education services, and other societal opportunities. Parents of children with ASD are reported to experience greater levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of parents with autistic children in Ghana. MethodsThe study employed a qualitative approach specifically, an exploratory descriptive design using a purposive sampling technique to recruit 15 parents (13 mothers and 2 fathers) of children with ASD. A semi-structured interview guide designed by the researchers was used to collect the data. ResultsFour themes and 11 subthemes were formulated from the data gathered by using content analysis. The study ascertained the parents of these autistic children had good knowledge about autism, its causes, and signs, and symptoms, however few of the mothers associated autism with a bad omen and being cursed. These parents were dissatisfied with the way and manner they were treated by the public due to their children’s condition. ConclusionIn conclusion, parents with autistic children experienced psychological, physical, and social challenges. It is therefore recommended that adequate support be provided for parents with autistic children by their families, loved ones, and community members to help them to cope successfully with this situation.

The Impact of Psychological Stress and Perceived Social Support on Life Satisfaction in Parents of Children with Chronic Diseases [In Arabic

The present research study aims to examine a hypothetical model that predicts the effect of the relationship between psychological stress and perceived social support on life satisfaction among parents of children with chronic diseases, while adopting the analytical approach to study the course of relationships. The sample consisted of 305 mothers and fathers of children with chronic diseases, who completed the psychological stress questionnaire, the perceived social support scale and the life satisfaction scale.
 In general, fit indices supported the hypothesized model, The results also indicated that the high level of psychological stress among the respondents directly affects life satisfaction and is negatively associated with the dimensions of perceived social support (family, friends and other distinguished people), which in turn affect life satisfactionin positive and direct manner.

Parental Stress and Coping Mechanisms in Rearing Children with Intellectual Disability: A Study Conducted in Kathmandu

Introduction: The birth of a child with an intellectual disability is the most traumatic event experienced by the parents and their families. The main objective of this study is to identify parental stress and coping in rearing children with intellectual disabilities in Kathmandu valley.
 Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 222 parents (either mothers or fathers) of children with an intellectual disability visiting nine organizations selected through probability proportionate to size sampling. Data were collected through interview techniques using the Nepali-translated Parental Stress Scale and cope tool developed.
 Results: Maximum respondents (76.1%) were mothers with an overall mean age of 46.28±12.73 years. The major stress expressed was anxiety-related to a child's future after parents' death (19.8%) and most used coping measure was sharing feelings (44.6%) were expressed as major stress and coping measures used respectively. The overall mean score of parental stress was 64.58±9.22 and parental coping was 106.45±9.72. Maximum respondents have a moderate level of stress (54.5%) followed by severe stress (43.2%) and a moderate level of coping (86.9%) followed by a maximum level of coping (13.1%). There was a significant association of level of stress with relationship to the child, parent’s education, and presence of co-disability in the intellectually disabled child. There was a significant association of level of coping with parents’ education.
 Conclusion: Maximum respondents had a moderate level of stress and a moderate level of coping mechanisms. Parental stress was high in mothers, illiterate parents, and parents having an intellectually disabled child of 17 years or younger. Parental coping was high among Hindu and literate parents.

Attitudes of parents in the role of a father in Turkey toward child sex education and their sexual communication with their children

Background and purposeThe study aimed to evaluate the attitudes of parents in the role of a father in Turkey toward child sex education and their sexual communication with their children. MethodsThis descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with the fathers of children in the pediatric outpatient clinic at a state hospital between December 30, 2021, and April 15, 2022. The study was reported based on STROBE. The data were collected from 297 fathers using the Descriptive Information Form, the Attitudes Scale Toward Sex education (ASTSE), and the Sexual Communication Scale for Parents(SCSP). ResultsSample statistics demonstrate that 67.7% of the participants did not receive sex education in their childhood, and 57.4% stated that their children received sex education only from their mothers. Higher attitudes toward sexual education were found in the fathers with a university or higher education degree (χ2 = 15.396; p < 0.01), and those giving sex education to their children (χ2 = 18.388;p < 0.001). Higher total scores were obtained on the sexual communication scale by fathers with university and higher education degrees (χ2 = 12.898;p < 0.01) and those who received sex education in their childhood (t = 2.330;p = 0.021). There is a highly significant positive correlation between the mean scores of the role of a parent subscale of the ASTSE and the mean total score of the SCSP (r = 0.81;p < 0.001). ConclusionsThere is a positive correlation between fathers' parental role attitudes toward sex education and their sexual communication with their children. Practice implicationsSupporting fathers' sexual communication with their children can positively affect fathers' attitudes and communication toward sex education.

Специфика интенсивного материнства в монородительской семье

The article analyzes attitudes, daily practices and resource strategies for intensive motherhood in a Russian single-parent family. Methodological basis. The methodological basis of the study is the resource approach, which made it possible to find out how woman combines the intensive motherhood practices and desire to independently provide the family with the means for a normal existence in conditions of low resources of single-parent family and to identify the resource strategies of a single-parent family in conditions of intensive motherhood. The authors present results of their own empirical study, which included face-to-face questioning, according to the results of which women who met the study criteria (single-parents implementing the model of intensive motherhood) were invited to take part in the second stage of the study using the semi-structured interview method. In total, 70 women living in Rostov-on-Don were interviewed and 6 interviews were conducted. Results and its discussion. The authors come to the conclusion that despite the lack of resources in a single-parent family, attitudes towards intensive motherhood are more pronounced than in a complete and more resourceful family. In single-parent families mothers show predisposition to child-centric attitudes, are more focused on the child, and even select employment in accordance with the interests of the child. According to the results of the study, three resource strategies for organizing the life of a single-parent family were identified: independent financial support for a family (based on the individual resources of a single mother); resources of the woman's parental family (a significant contribution to the upbringing of the child is made by the woman's parental family), as well as support of the child's father (including educational and material assistance).

An investigation of family factors that predict smoking among high school adolescents

ABSTRACT Background In the last few decades, numerous studies and review papers have examined a wide range of potential risk factors in an attempt to understand adolescent smoking. In the majority of those studies, family is often regarded as an important element in the life of an adolescent. Method The authors investigated whether family factors such as child–parent relationship and parental educational level are predictors of adolescent smoking status in three school types using archival data. Both Spearman correlation and Chi-square test of independence were used to examine the relationships. Results In viewing all the school types as one, the result showed that at (rho = .148, n = 751, p < 0.05), a significant positive relationship existed between child-father relationship and adolescent smoking but not with child–mother relationship. However, in controlling for school types, the Chi-square test of independence revealed (Imam Hatip high school (X2(8) = 7.121, p > 0.05), Anadolu high school (X2(8) = 12.423, p > 0.05) and Vocational high school (X2(8) = 17.744, p < 0.05) a relationship between child–mother relationship and adolescent in Vocational high school. As to whether the influence of child–father relationship on adolescent smoking differed in terms of school types, result suggested a relationship existed in all the three school types (Imam Hatip high school (X2(8) = 30.965, p < 0.05), Anadolu high school (X2(8) = 21.241, p < 0.05), and Vocational high school (X2(8) = 30.804, p < 0.05).

A Family Systems Perspective on Attachment Security and Dependency to Mother and Father in Preschool: Differential and Reciprocal Effects on Children's Emotional and Behavioral Problems.

Attachment security and dependency play a decisive role for children's mental health. From a family systems perspective, reciprocal effects of dyadic attachment to each parent within the same family on child symptomatology may well offer additional insights in developmental processes as parents and children influence each other consistently. This study examined the influence of child-mother as well as child-father attachment security and dependency on maternal, paternal, and observed ratings of children's emotional and behavioral problems. A total of 124 families with preschool children participated in this study. Attachment security, dependency, and symptomatology of the children were independently observed during home visits. Furthermore, mothers and fathers rated child symptoms. Results revealed promotive effects of attachment security to both parents on observed child symptoms. Furthermore, we found a significant actor effect of child-mother attachment security, as well as a significant partner effect of child-father dependency on maternal ratings of child symptomatology. Attachment security to both parents is promotive for child mental health. The family systems perspective clarifies the meaning of child-father relationships for maternal perception of the own child.

Factors Predicting Poor Mental and Physical Health in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from 2016 to 2019 National Survey of Children's Health.

Although poor health has been reported in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), most studies excluded fathers and focused on mental health. We combined 2016-2019 data from the National Surveys of Children's Health to determine child and parent characteristics that predict poor mental and physical health in fathers (n = 818) and mothers (n = 2111) of children with ASD. For fathers of children with ASD, higher parenting stress was significantly associated with greater odds of poor physical health, whereas racial and ethnic minorities and living at 400% above the federal poverty were significantly associated with lower odds of poor mental health. For mothers of children with ASD, greater child sleep problems were significantly associated with greater odds of poor physical health, and two-parent household living 400% above the poverty line was significantly associated with reported lower odds of poor mental health. Continued efforts to reduce parenting stress and improve child sleep problems, along with expanding existing services and coverages of ASD services, especially for low-income families, may help reduce the burden on these families, preventing adverse future health outcomes in this population.

Post Traumatic Growth in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Special Needs

Post Traumatic Growth in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Special Needs

The Associations between Father Involvement and Father-Daughter Relationship Quality on Girls' Experience of Social Bullying Victimization.

With much research into physical, cyber, and verbal bullying victimization, social bullying victimization is a type of victimization that can be hidden. Studies about Black father involvement have found involvement to be a buffer to adverse and risky behaviors of children, including different forms of victimization experienced by their daughters. This study examined one gap in the literature: the direct and potentially indirect associations between father involvement and father-child relationship quality on child reports of social bullying victimization among girls. The cross-sectional sample of 368 Black fathers and their daughters was sourced from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study. Data from wave 5 were selected for the child (age 9) and father because social bullying victimization was first measured at this time point. Logistic regression analysis findings showed father involvement was associated with lower social bullying victimization. In addition, talking and sharing ideas quite well rather than extremely well with their fathers was associated with higher odds of social bullying victimization. Father-daughter relationship quality did not mediate the father involvement and social bullying victimization relationship. Findings provide additional support to include fathers, particularly Black fathers, in intervention/prevention efforts and the importance of increasing awareness and benefits of father involvement in subtle forms of victimization such as social bullying victimization among Black families.

A Study to Assess the Problems of the Adolescent Children with Alcohol Dependent Parents in selected Deaddiction Centers of Moradabad, U.p.

Background: The abuse of drugs and alcohol by parents seem to create considerable problems for most young people.This derives from the fact that adolescents are unable to provide consistent practical or emotional care for themselves,while the effects of the abuse of alcohol by parents brings more anxiety, social stigma, violence and the absence of parentsfrom home. 1 Children of alcoholism are at higher risk population due to member of physical emotional and behaviorproblems.2Objectives1: To Assess problems of the adolescents with alcohol dependent parents using structured questionnaire.2. Tofind the association problems of the adolescent with the socio- demographic variables of adolescents.Results: The analysis revealed that there is no significant association established with the selected socio-demographicvariables except psychological problems with age and academic adjustment with type of family at p &lt;0.05 level ofsignificance.Conclusion: The present study concludes that the focus of the health practitioners should be directed towards primaryprevention and early prevention. Nursing personnel, who comes in closer contact with the children of alcoholic fathers,can identify the problems of these children and teach on techniques in coping with these situation at and outside. Childrenof alcoholics should be helped by enhancing self esteem providing information about alcohol, and improving emotionaland problem focused coping abilities, eventually enhancing their mental health.

Personality Traits and Parental Burnout Among Fathers: A Moderated Mediation Model

Focusing on a sample of fathers, this study examined the effects of two personality traits, agreeableness and neuroticism, on parental burnout, as well as the mediating role of parenting sense of competence and moderating effects of parental psychological flexibility. Data were collected from 263 fathers of middle-school children in central China, with questionnaires including the agreeableness and neuroticism subscales from the Big Five personality trait scale, Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, Parenting Psychological Flexibility scale, and Parental Burnout Assessment. To analyze the hypothesized moderated mediation model, bootstrapping analysis and structural equation modeling were performed. Results showed that agreeableness was negatively correlated with parental burnout, while neuroticism was positively correlated with parental burnout; both these relationships were partially mediated by parenting sense of competency. Further, psychological flexibility moderated the relationship between parenting sense of competence and parental burnout. When parenting psychological flexibility was low, parenting sense of competence was significantly related to parental burnout, while parenting psychological flexibility was high, parenting sense of competence was not related to parental burnout significantly. These preliminary findings provide theoretical guidance and an empirical basis for intervention strategies to prevent burnout among fathers.

Psychological Stress and Perceived Self-Efficacy in Mothers of Autistic Children

Background: Literature has indicated that parents of autistic children face higher stress levels than parents of allistic children (non-autistic children), leading them to experience depressive symptoms that impact their daily lives, reducing their quality of life. This study aims to investigate the relationship between psychological stress and perceived self-efficacy in mothers and fathers of autistic children.&#x0D; Methods: This study is descriptive and cross-sectional. A total of 125 mothers and fathers consented to participate in the current study. 15 parents only partially completed the survey, so their data was not included. The remaining 110 cases were included. This left a final sample of 110 parents of autistic children, 100 mothers (90.9 %), and 10 fathers (9.1%). All were biological parents.&#x0D; Results: As indicated by the results, all statements in the Parental distress (PD) subscale had a score ranging between high (the majority of items, 10) to medium (two items). All statements in the Parent-Child Dysfunctional interaction (P-CDI) subscale had a score ranging between high (the majority of items, 10) to low (two items). All statements in the Difficult Child (DC) subscale scored high. The whole subscale had a mean score of 4.04 (SD=3.17) with a high score. For correlations, psychological stress was negatively correlated with perceived self-efficacy (r = -0. 34, p &lt; 0.001).&#x0D; Conclusion: The stress experienced during the nurturing of children with disabilities is a factor that threatens the psychological well-being of mothers of autistic children.

A Qualitative Exploration of Parents' Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby.

The purpose of this study was to explore the understandings and perceptions of risk related to brain trauma amongst parents of children that play contact rugby. A qualitative approach was taken, using semi-structured interviews with 7 mothers and 27 fathers of children that participate in contact rugby. A thematic analysis of data suggests that parents used two primary cognitive strategies to process the risk they consented to with their children's participation in rugby; (1) minimalizing rugby risk to be equivalent to less injurious sports; and (2) elevating physical and social advantages above what they think other sports are capable of providing. From the findings it is suggested that parents who permit their children to play contact rugby are both aware of the high risks of injury in the sport, but simultaneously utilize two cognitive distortion techniques to rectify the dissonance caused between their choice to have their children play, and the salient number of concussions they observe. These results suggest that it will take properly informed consent, inclusive of concussion rates compared to other sports, in order to reduce cognitive distortion and effectively communicate risks associated with participation in contact rugby.

Decisions of Greek Courts Securing the Right of Parent-Child Communication and Their Determinants.

There is an increasing awareness that a child's separation from one parent after the divorce places the child's development and well-being at risk. The aim of this study was to determine how Greek courts deal with the cases of parental prevention of communication with their children and which factors affect the judicial decisions. The Greek legal databases "NOMOS" and "Isokratis" were searched, and associations between judicial decisions, as well as communication prevention ways, and several parameters, were assessed. A total of 50 parental communication prevention law cases were retrieved for the time period from 1992 to 2019. Results showed that mothers were more frequently alleged to interfere with father-child communication. Both direct and indirect methods of interfering with communication were followed. In cases of a single child, the method of indirect interference was more frequently followed. Judicial decisions were unaffected by the age and gender of the child, the gender of the parent preventing the communication, the number of children, the gender of the child and whether the child is the same gender as the preventing or prevented parent, the way of prevention, and the reference to parental alienation.