Relation of Paternal Availability to Problem Solving and Sex-Role Orientation in Young Boys

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ID13676149
AuthorsMyrna Reis (Concordia University, corresponding author), Dolores Gold (Concordia University)
Year1977
Volume40
Issue3
Pages823-829
Publication date1977-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1977.40.3.823
OpenAlexW2114469974
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

This study investigated the relation of the father's availability to his 4-yr.-old son's problem-solving ability and sex-role orientation. The subjects were middle-class boys and their parents; 16 boys had fathers who were more available and 14 boys had fathers whose availability was relatively low. Three problem-solving measures and a sex-role orientation test were administered to the sons. The boys with the more available fathers performed better than the boys with the less available fathers on one of the problem-solving measures. Correlations between paternal availability and all three problem-solving tests were positive and significant for the group whose fathers were more available. There was no significant difference between the groups in sex-role orientation. Parental availability was associated with other measures which also related to children's scores. Data indicated that higher availability of the father is positively associated with the son's problem-solving ability, but that other factors, especially maternal ones, influence the relation

Developmental psychology · Orientation (vector space · Relation (database · Significant difference · Statistics · Test (biology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth

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