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The present study examined the responses of male homosexuals' and heterosexuals' perceptions of their parent's behavior as a function of the subject's sexual orientation. The research population consisted of 117 male homosexuals and 56 male heterosexuals. The homosexual sample was derived from a nationwide sample, while the heterosexual sample was primarily a university population. Three tasks were administered to each subject in both groups. Each respondent first completed a personal information questionnaire which solicited data on age, income, and family background: In addition, the homosexual sample completed a. personal information section involving more specific information on sexual behavior and preferences. The. second task involved the Children's Report of Parental Behavior Inventory, an instrument designed to measure an individual's perceptions of his mother's and father's behavior toward himself (the individual). Subjects evaluated their parents as they would have at age 16. The third task involved a measurement of neurotic personality traits as defined by the Maudsley Personality inventory.Numerous conclusions were made. relative to homosexual parental relationships and later relationships of a sexual nature. A major finding of the study was that the homosexual sample was less neurotic than the heterosexual population used as a norm.The following general conclusions were drawn from the findings of the study:1. Neurosis is a personality disorder not significantly associated with homosexuality per se.2. Parental acceptance and autonomy may be key factors in promoting non-neurotic personality development in early childhood.3. Homsexuals do no view themselves as meeting culturally prescribed standards of the masculine sex-role.4. The majority of homosexuals engage in frequent promisuous sexual relations with a large number of partners5. Promiscuous sexual behavior is more related to relationship needs than to purely sexual needs.6. Homosexual behavior can best be viewed as "sexual acting-out" behavior which attempts to "repair" or meet early childhood strivings for paternal love and affection needs.7. The psychodynamics in the etiology of homosexuality are similar to those in the development of heterosexuality, with reversed poles. The male child, having supressed his heterosexual desires for the mother because of her own repressed incestuous inhibitions, seeks a reparitive relationshp with a detached or hostile father through a vicarious relationship with the mother.8. Parents who wish to facilitate heterosexual development in their sons should foster an affectionate, accepting relationship with the son in which the mother and father have a good love relationship with one another.

Thesis(MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2008. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1968. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis advisor: Catherine Read / The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine the sources of paternal stress related to the NICU experience and the supports currently available. Once identified, the possible sources of stress will be incorporated into a checklist that will allow NICU staff to assess barriers to bonding and further personalize the interventions to facilitate the relationship between the parent and infant. / Thesis (BS) — Boston College, 2013. / Submitted to: Boston College. Connell School of Nursing. / Discipline: College Honors Program. / Discipline: Connell School of Nursing.

Fathers in two-parent families are becoming increasingly involved in infant care, highlighting the need to understand the determinants and influence of father-infant interactions. Paternal responsiveness is a core component of positive father-infant interactions. This study investigated associations between paternal responsiveness and infant development; and paternal low mood and paternal responsiveness. Participants were a sub-sample of father-infant dyads (n=47) from a UK community cohort study: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. The Mellow Parenting Coding System was used to measure paternal responsiveness within a video-recorded father-infant interaction at 12 months. Infant development was assessed using the Griffiths scales at 18 months and paternal low mood was measured using the Edinburgh Post-Natal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 8 months. Linear regression analysis provided no evidence for an association between paternal responsiveness and infant development. Due to methodological limitations it is unclear whether this reflects a true null relationship. Unexpectedly, lower paternal mood (indicated by higher scores on the EPDS), was found to be associated with greater paternal responsiveness. For every standard deviation increase in EPDS score, fathers displayed approximately two additional responsiveness behaviours per minute in the observed interaction; this corresponds to a standardised effect size of 0.32 standard deviations. The mechanisms for this association are unclear, but possibilities are discussed. The finding requires replication within larger studies, but clinicians may wish to consider that fathers who achieve very low scores on measures of depressed mood may be at risk for low paternal responsiveness.

O presente estudo teve por objetivo investigar a experiência e a prática da paternidade na adolescência, desde a gestação até o primeiro ano de vida do bebê. Participaram deste estudo três casais de adolescentes, cuja gestação estava no terceiro trimestre no momento do primeiro contato. Os participantes tinham idades entre 16 e 19 anos e, no momento da gestação, estavam namorando ou morando juntos, e eram de nível sócio-econômico baixo. Foi utilizado um delineamento de estudo de caso coletivo (Stake, 1994), de caráter longitudinal, sendo cada caso investigado em três diferentes etapas: terceiro trimestre de gestação, após três meses e após um ano de vida do bebê. Os relatos dos participantes foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo qualitativa e agrupados em torno de dois eixos temáticos: experiência e prática da paternidade. Em relação à experiência da paternidade, os resultados revelaram que os pais do presente estudo relataram mudanças importantes em suas vidas com o advento da paternidade, as quais foram também confirmadas pelos relatos maternos, com destaque para a percepção das mães de uma maior responsabilidade e maturidade dos companheiros com a chegada das filhas. No que diz respeito à prática da paternidade e, mais especificamente, ao envolvimento paterno, os jovens pais mostraram-se, de modo geral, bastante envolvidos na vida de suas filhas. Entretanto, tal participação parecia dar-se mais no nível das brincadeiras e do sustento da família do que em relação às tarefas de cuidado, que ficavam mais à cargo das mães. Foram identificadas importantes repercussões da paternidade sobre a vida destes jovens, em especial no que diz respeito à situação laboral e ao aumento da responsabilidade. Já no que diz respeito ao exercício da função paterna, os pais foram identificados como importantes fontes de apoio emocional para suas jovens companheiras, tanto no período da gestação, quanto no puerpério, apesar de algumas dificuldades em relação ao exercício de outras funções tenham sido identificadas. No entanto, apesar das dificuldades, os participantes do presente estudo, embora jovens, avaliavam positivamente suas experiências de paternidade e, de modo geral, mostravam-se envolvidos e implicados em sua prática enquanto pais, pelo menos ao longo do primeiro ano de vida de suas filhas. / This study aimed to investigate the experience and practice of fatherhood in adolescence from pregnancy through the infant’s first year. The study included three teenage couples in the third trimester of pregnancy at the time the first contact. Participants were 16 to 19 years old and were dating or living together, and were of low socioeconomic status. A collective-case study design (Stake, 1994) was used in which each case was investigated longitudinally at three different stages: the third trimester of pregnancy, and at infant´s third month and first year. The participants answers were analysed through qualitative content analysis and grouped around two central themes: experience and practice of fatherhood. In relation to the experience of fatherhood, results revealed that, in spite of being young, fatherhood brought significant changes in fathers´ lives , which were also identified in maternal reports, especially in mother’s perception of a greater responsibility and maturity of the spouses withthe arrival of their daughters. With regard to the practice of fatherhood and, more specifically, paternal involvement, young parents of this study were generally quite involved in their daughters’ lives. However, such participation seemed to be more on the level of play and breadwinner than in relation to care tasks, which were more the mothers’ responsibility. A significant impact of fatherhood was identified on these teenagers’ lives, especially concerning employment status and increased responsibility. As far as paternal role exercise is concerned, the fathers of this study were identified as important sources of emotional support to their young wives, both during pregnancy and the puerperium, despite some difficulties in relation to the exercise of other functions. Although being young, participants of the present studies evaluated positively their experience of fatherhood and, in general, were engaged and involved in their practice as parents, at least in their daughther’s first year.

O presente estudo teve por objetivo investigar a experiência e a prática da paternidade na adolescência, desde a gestação até o primeiro ano de vida do bebê. Participaram deste estudo três casais de adolescentes, cuja gestação estava no terceiro trimestre no momento do primeiro contato. Os participantes tinham idades entre 16 e 19 anos e, no momento da gestação, estavam namorando ou morando juntos, e eram de nível sócio-econômico baixo. Foi utilizado um delineamento de estudo de caso coletivo (Stake, 1994), de caráter longitudinal, sendo cada caso investigado em três diferentes etapas: terceiro trimestre de gestação, após três meses e após um ano de vida do bebê. Os relatos dos participantes foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo qualitativa e agrupados em torno de dois eixos temáticos: experiência e prática da paternidade. Em relação à experiência da paternidade, os resultados revelaram que os pais do presente estudo relataram mudanças importantes em suas vidas com o advento da paternidade, as quais foram também confirmadas pelos relatos maternos, com destaque para a percepção das mães de uma maior responsabilidade e maturidade dos companheiros com a chegada das filhas. No que diz respeito à prática da paternidade e, mais especificamente, ao envolvimento paterno, os jovens pais mostraram-se, de modo geral, bastante envolvidos na vida de suas filhas. Entretanto, tal participação parecia dar-se mais no nível das brincadeiras e do sustento da família do que em relação às tarefas de cuidado, que ficavam mais à cargo das mães. Foram identificadas importantes repercussões da paternidade sobre a vida destes jovens, em especial no que diz respeito à situação laboral e ao aumento da responsabilidade. Já no que diz respeito ao exercício da função paterna, os pais foram identificados como importantes fontes de apoio emocional para suas jovens companheiras, tanto no período da gestação, quanto no puerpério, apesar de algumas dificuldades em relação ao exercício de outras funções tenham sido identificadas. No entanto, apesar das dificuldades, os participantes do presente estudo, embora jovens, avaliavam positivamente suas experiências de paternidade e, de modo geral, mostravam-se envolvidos e implicados em sua prática enquanto pais, pelo menos ao longo do primeiro ano de vida de suas filhas. / This study aimed to investigate the experience and practice of fatherhood in adolescence from pregnancy through the infant’s first year. The study included three teenage couples in the third trimester of pregnancy at the time the first contact. Participants were 16 to 19 years old and were dating or living together, and were of low socioeconomic status. A collective-case study design (Stake, 1994) was used in which each case was investigated longitudinally at three different stages: the third trimester of pregnancy, and at infant´s third month and first year. The participants answers were analysed through qualitative content analysis and grouped around two central themes: experience and practice of fatherhood. In relation to the experience of fatherhood, results revealed that, in spite of being young, fatherhood brought significant changes in fathers´ lives , which were also identified in maternal reports, especially in mother’s perception of a greater responsibility and maturity of the spouses withthe arrival of their daughters. With regard to the practice of fatherhood and, more specifically, paternal involvement, young parents of this study were generally quite involved in their daughters’ lives. However, such participation seemed to be more on the level of play and breadwinner than in relation to care tasks, which were more the mothers’ responsibility. A significant impact of fatherhood was identified on these teenagers’ lives, especially concerning employment status and increased responsibility. As far as paternal role exercise is concerned, the fathers of this study were identified as important sources of emotional support to their young wives, both during pregnancy and the puerperium, despite some difficulties in relation to the exercise of other functions. Although being young, participants of the present studies evaluated positively their experience of fatherhood and, in general, were engaged and involved in their practice as parents, at least in their daughther’s first year.

O presente estudo teve por objetivo investigar a experiência e a prática da paternidade na adolescência, desde a gestação até o primeiro ano de vida do bebê. Participaram deste estudo três casais de adolescentes, cuja gestação estava no terceiro trimestre no momento do primeiro contato. Os participantes tinham idades entre 16 e 19 anos e, no momento da gestação, estavam namorando ou morando juntos, e eram de nível sócio-econômico baixo. Foi utilizado um delineamento de estudo de caso coletivo (Stake, 1994), de caráter longitudinal, sendo cada caso investigado em três diferentes etapas: terceiro trimestre de gestação, após três meses e após um ano de vida do bebê. Os relatos dos participantes foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo qualitativa e agrupados em torno de dois eixos temáticos: experiência e prática da paternidade. Em relação à experiência da paternidade, os resultados revelaram que os pais do presente estudo relataram mudanças importantes em suas vidas com o advento da paternidade, as quais foram também confirmadas pelos relatos maternos, com destaque para a percepção das mães de uma maior responsabilidade e maturidade dos companheiros com a chegada das filhas. No que diz respeito à prática da paternidade e, mais especificamente, ao envolvimento paterno, os jovens pais mostraram-se, de modo geral, bastante envolvidos na vida de suas filhas. Entretanto, tal participação parecia dar-se mais no nível das brincadeiras e do sustento da família do que em relação às tarefas de cuidado, que ficavam mais à cargo das mães. Foram identificadas importantes repercussões da paternidade sobre a vida destes jovens, em especial no que diz respeito à situação laboral e ao aumento da responsabilidade. Já no que diz respeito ao exercício da função paterna, os pais foram identificados como importantes fontes de apoio emocional para suas jovens companheiras, tanto no período da gestação, quanto no puerpério, apesar de algumas dificuldades em relação ao exercício de outras funções tenham sido identificadas. No entanto, apesar das dificuldades, os participantes do presente estudo, embora jovens, avaliavam positivamente suas experiências de paternidade e, de modo geral, mostravam-se envolvidos e implicados em sua prática enquanto pais, pelo menos ao longo do primeiro ano de vida de suas filhas. / This study aimed to investigate the experience and practice of fatherhood in adolescence from pregnancy through the infant’s first year. The study included three teenage couples in the third trimester of pregnancy at the time the first contact. Participants were 16 to 19 years old and were dating or living together, and were of low socioeconomic status. A collective-case study design (Stake, 1994) was used in which each case was investigated longitudinally at three different stages: the third trimester of pregnancy, and at infant´s third month and first year. The participants answers were analysed through qualitative content analysis and grouped around two central themes: experience and practice of fatherhood. In relation to the experience of fatherhood, results revealed that, in spite of being young, fatherhood brought significant changes in fathers´ lives , which were also identified in maternal reports, especially in mother’s perception of a greater responsibility and maturity of the spouses withthe arrival of their daughters. With regard to the practice of fatherhood and, more specifically, paternal involvement, young parents of this study were generally quite involved in their daughters’ lives. However, such participation seemed to be more on the level of play and breadwinner than in relation to care tasks, which were more the mothers’ responsibility. A significant impact of fatherhood was identified on these teenagers’ lives, especially concerning employment status and increased responsibility. As far as paternal role exercise is concerned, the fathers of this study were identified as important sources of emotional support to their young wives, both during pregnancy and the puerperium, despite some difficulties in relation to the exercise of other functions. Although being young, participants of the present studies evaluated positively their experience of fatherhood and, in general, were engaged and involved in their practice as parents, at least in their daughther’s first year.