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The Influence of Father Involvement and Family Structure Variables on Young Adult-Father Relationship Quality

Tefteller, David Hjortaas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405094364

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2014, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the influences of the created constructs of father involvement, family structure (marital status), parental relationship quality, and paternal religiosity on young adult-father relationship quality. Data from all three waves of the National Survey of Families and Households were used to test the present study’s hypotheses. Canonical correlation analysis was used to examine the relationships between the eight independent variables (four from each of the first two waves) and the two dependent variables of interest (both from the third wave). Within the framework of Systems Theory, it was hypothesized that each of the constructs of father involvement, family structure, parental relationship quality, and paternal religiosity would be statistically significant predictors of the constructs of young adult-father relationship quality per parental and young adult reports, to varying degrees. All of the created constructs had acceptable or strong internal reliability. Potential contributions of the present study include a better understanding of the relationship of certain family structure and father involvement factors on children’s relationships with their fathers in young adulthood, as well as on their overall development. Such understanding could aid clinicians, researchers, parents and educators in better understanding the role of these family structure variables on young adult-father relationship quality.
Karin Jordan, Dr. (Advisor)
Xin Liang, Dr. (Committee Member)
Cynthia Reynolds, Dr. (Committee Member)
Rebecca Boyle, Dr. (Committee Member)
Rikki Patton, Dr. (Committee Member)
207 p.
Counseling Education; Families and Family Life; Individual and Family Studies; Mental Health; Personal Relationships; Religion; Therapy
fathering; fathers; father involvement; family structure; father involvement; parental relationship quality; marriage; cohabitation; divorce; paternal religiosity; religiosity; father-child relationships

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  • Tefteller, D. H. (2014). The Influence of Father Involvement and Family Structure Variables on Young Adult-Father Relationship Quality [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405094364

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tefteller, David. The Influence of Father Involvement and Family Structure Variables on Young Adult-Father Relationship Quality. 2014. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405094364.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tefteller, David. "The Influence of Father Involvement and Family Structure Variables on Young Adult-Father Relationship Quality." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405094364

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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