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Matthew M Stevenson1, Keith A Crnic
1Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
Abstract:
This study examined activative fathering observed during father-child interactions in the family home, focusing on the relation between activative fathering at child age 4 and children's behaviour dysregulation and sociability at child age 5. One hundred twenty-seven families participated in the study. Activative fathering was associated with later lower child dysregulation during a problem solving task, higher dysregulation during a wait task, and higher sociability in the home. Contrary to expectations, paternal control did not moderate these relations. Results are discussed in relation to father-child activation relationship theory.
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