Fatherhood as a growth experience

Expanding humanistic theories of paternity

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ID19429773
AuthorsSteven C Abell (University of Detroit Mercy), Steven Abell, David Schwartz (0000-0002-3989-8546, University of Detroit Mercy)
Year1999
Volume27
Issue2
Pages221-241
Publication date1999-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Humanistic Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0887-3267 • E-ISSN: 1547-3333
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/08873267.1999.9986906
OpenAlexW2052421917
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited30

Until now, psychological theorists have largely ignored fathering, or have focused on how fathers affect the development of their children. As the institution of fatherhood is rapidly changing, new ideas are needed about how paternal involvement can contribute to the lives of fathers themselves. Previous work by Marcel (1964), Maslow (1954; 1968), and Erikson (1963; 1982), can serve as the inspiration for a new model of fathering, in which fatherhood is viewed as a powerful growth experience. This type of humanistic approach to fathering can account for the loss of creative fidelity men experience when they reject or are cut off from the fathering process. This model will also supplement current scholarship on masculinity, which has too often neglected the central role of fathering in adult male development

Adult Development · Developmental psychology · Erikson's stages of psychosocial development · Humanism · Humanistic psychology · Institution · Masculinity · Maslow's hierarchy of needs · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology

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