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This 3 page paper discusses the impact of parenting decisions on fathers’ self-esteem. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Fathers Parenting Contributions and Their Self-Esteem Research Compiled for
, Inc. by K. Von Huben 7/2010 Please Introduction Fathers make a huge contribution to the well-being of their
families but far more research has been done on mothers, possibly because society still "assigns" mothers the "role" of primary caregiver and thus pays more attention to their parenting interactions
then it does to those of fathers. This paper discusses the effect of their role as parents on fathers psychological well-being. Discussion Because of the bias inherent in any discussion
of parenting, father-specific literature is extremely difficult to find. One article that comes up again and again is by Holly Schindler and is entitled "The Importance of Parenting and Financial
Contributions in Promoting Fathers Psychological Health." Schindlers main finding is that fathers who are engaged in actively parenting their children, and who make contributions to the financial support of their
families seem to enjoy a high degree of psychological well-being (Schindler, 2010). This is the opposite of what other studies have found, namely that fathers have to achieve some sort
of state of psychological health before they can actively contribute. That is, Schindler has found that helping their families makes them feel better, rather than finding that they have to
feel better first and then help their families. Another study found that parents cognitions play a vital part in their interactions with their children; one of these cognitions is parental
self-esteem (Ohan, Leung & Johnston, 2000). Self-esteem can be an indefinite concept, so in order to define it in a usable way, the authors considered it as a structure that
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