Fatherhood: How Differentiation and Identity Status Affect Attachment to Children
Fathers have often been misrepresented in studies evaluating the father's role and the father's relationship to his children, due to being evaluated by theories that were originally intended to study the relationship between mothers and children. The current study evaluates fathers' d...
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Published in | The American journal of family therapy Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 284 - 299 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Abingdon
Taylor & Francis Group
01.07.2008
Brunner-Mazel Publishing Company |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Fathers have often been misrepresented in studies evaluating the father's role and the father's relationship to his children, due to being evaluated by theories that were originally intended to study the relationship between mothers and children. The current study evaluates fathers' differentiation and identity status as predictors of their attachment to their children. We used structural equation modeling and multiple regression to evaluate the relationships among the variables. We found that differentiation predicted identity status but that neither differentiation nor identity status predicted attachment. Further, commitment significantly predicted parent attachment, relationship avoidance, and relationship anxiety, whereas crisis significantly predicted only relationship avoidance. The implications of these results for therapists are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0192-6187 1521-0383 |
DOI: | 10.1080/01926180701647074 |