Relationship between patterns of father-child activation, family functioning and child behavior

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e38311.pt%20%20%20

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Fathers, Father-child relations, Family relations, Developmental psychology

Abstract

Relationships established in the family, such as the father-child activation relationship, interfere in the child's behavior. To understand the relationships between father-child activation, family functioning and child behavior, a study was conducted with 12 two-parent hetero-affective families with preschool children. It was used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire; Risk Situation; Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales; and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. It was found that: eight children were classified as activated, three as under-activated and one as over-activated; the functioning of families is balanced and/or rigidly cohesive; and in the child's behavior it was verified high prosocial behavior and low scores in difficulties. Besides the activation relationship, family functioning was fundamental to understand the child's behavior.

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2022-08-15

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Bueno, R. K., Vieira, M. L., & Crepaldi, M. A. (2022). Relationship between patterns of father-child activation, family functioning and child behavior. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 38. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e38311.pt

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