Although the effects of paternal alcoholism on the psychosocial adjustment of children are well documented, the impact of fathers' illicit drug abuse on their children is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to compare the adjustment of children living in families with drug-abusing fathers (n = 40) with that of children with fathers who abused alcohol (n = 40) and children with non-...

Studies on grandparental investment have revealed that mothers' fathers are emotionally closer to their grandchildren than are fathers' mothers. In the current study, it was hypothesized that this difference is caused by the fact that fathers' mothers often have the potential to invest in genetically more certain kin (children through their daughters). To test this hypothesis, 787 participants ...

Objective: The study examined 1) whether the benefits of mothers’ and fathers’ accepting relationships with their adolescents on diabetic control were due to parental monitoring and 2) how parents together may provide sufficient acceptance and monitoring for diabetes management. Research Design and Methods: Adolescents aged 10-14 with type 1 diabetes (n = 185) and their mothers (n=185) and fath...

Objective: There is limited research on fathers in the setting of maternal teenage pregnancy. Most studies report data from regions of social disadvantage and low education. We report on the levels of anxiety, depression and quality of life of fathers in the setting of maternal teenage pregnancy in an area where the unemployment rate is low. Methods: Observational study of 50 fathers in the set...

OBJECTIVE This study examined 1) whether the benefits of mothers' and fathers' accepting relationships with their adolescents regarding diabetes control were due to parental monitoring and 2) how parents together may provide sufficient acceptance and monitoring for diabetes management. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Adolescents aged 10-14 years with type 1 diabetes (n = 185) and their mothers (n...

OBJECTIVE This qualitative study aimed at understanding the experiences of fathers of very ill neonates in the NICU. METHODS Sixteen fathers of very ill and/or very preterm infants who had been in the NICU for >30 days were interviewed by a male physician. Fathers were asked about their level of comfort with or concerns about staff communication regarding their infant, about accessing informa...

Sixty families were studied to examine the relationship among authoritarian, psychologically controlling, and authoritative parenting and the internalizing and externalizing behaviors of children with diabetes and their siblings. For both children with diabetes and siblings, mothers’ and fathers’ authoritarian and fathers’ psychologically controlling parenting were associated positively with ex...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to understand the mental health of single fathers relative to married fathers as the population of single fathers continues to increase and to use the resultant data for the establishment of public health policies. METHODS We evaluated the mental health of 58 single fathers and 256 married fathers living in an urban community in South Korea. Self-reported...