Young Adult South African Daughters’ Perceptions of Paternal Involvement and Nurturance

  • Wessels S
  • Lesch E
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Abstract

This study aimed to assess current and retrospective levels of reported and desired paternal involvement experienced by young adult daughters, as well as current and retrospective levels of paternal nurturance. A sample of 89, female, third year South African Psychology students completed self-administered questionnaires, consisting of a biographical questionnaire, four Father Involvement Scales and two Nurturant Father Scales. Daughters reported their fathers as having been involved and nurturing while growing up. Although they indicated that they perceived fathers as somewhat less involved in young adulthood; they reported being satisfied with the level of father involvement. Daughters also reported high current paternal nurturance. The findings therefore indicate that a group of middle to upper middle-class South African daughters perceived their fathers as relatively involved in their lives and suggest that their fathers’ involvement extends beyond traditional father roles.

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Wessels, S., & Lesch, E. (2014). Young Adult South African Daughters’ Perceptions of Paternal Involvement and Nurturance. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 8(2), 128–143. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v8i2.145

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