Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Psychology
First Advisor's Name
Gordon Finley
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Mary J. Levitt
Third Advisor's Name
Robert Lickliter
Keywords
Troubled Ruminations, Parental Involvement, Divorce, Family Form, Paternal role, Non-resident Fathers
Date of Defense
4-18-2012
Abstract
This study is an exploration of the relationship between retrospectively perceived desired parental involvement and current troubled ruminations about fathers and mothers by young adults. It investigates the impact of family form on desired parental involvement and troubled ruminations. The data were taken from a larger project (Finley, Mira, & Schwartz, 2008), consisting of 1,714 ethnically diverse, young adult university students. The results show a significant correlation between desired paternal involvement and troubled ruminations about fathers (r= .369, p
Identifier
FI12071104
Recommended Citation
Nazareth, Alina, "Family Form, Desired Parental Involvement and Troubled Ruminations about Fathers and Mothers" (2012). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 650.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/650
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