Meta-Analysis of Direct and Indirect Effects of Father Absence on Menarcheal Timing [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Despite extensive evidence of the association between father absence and early onset of menarche, whether father absence directly accelerates the onset of menarche or the association is mediated by other negative family psychosocial processes remains ...
Lei Chang, Shaolingyun Guo, Nan Zhu
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Father absence and gendered traits in sons and daughters [PDF]
PLOS ONE, 2017 Research has previously found a number of apparently contradictory patterns in the relationship between 'father absence' (having a non-resident father during childhood) and the expression of gender roles, as well as other sexually dimorphic traits such as aggression.
Lynda G. Boothroyd, Catharine P. Cross
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A Life History Theory of Father Absence and Menarche: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Evolutionary Psychology, 2014 Is the absence of biological fathers related to their daughters' earlier age at menarche? Drawing on evolutionary psychology and life history theory, prior research has suggested such a relationship ( Belsky, Steinberg, and Draper, 1991 ; Draper and ...
Amanda Gesselman +2 more
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The relationship between father absence and hostility among Chinese depressed youths: A serial mediation model and the role of self-esteem and frustration tolerance [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 BackgroundWhile the association between father absence and youth hostility has been well-documented among depressed youths, there is a lack of research on the potential mechanism underlying such an association. This study aimed to test a serial mediation
Xiao-Ge Liu +8 more
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The Causal Effects of Father Absence [PDF]
Annual Review of Sociology, 2013 The literature on father absence is frequently criticized for its use of cross-sectional data and methods that fail to take account of possible omitted variable bias and reverse causality. We review studies that have responded to this critique by employing a variety of innovative research designs to identify the causal effect of father absence ...
Sara, McLanahan +2 more
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Timing matters: a prospective investigation of father absence and pubertal timing in girls and boys [PDF]
Biology of Sex DifferencesBackground Puberty is beginning earlier across cultures and geographic regions. Father absence is one of the most robust psychosocial predictors of earlier pubertal timing.
Taylor M. Drazan, Natasha Chaku
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Development and Validation of the Father-Love Absence Scale for Adolescents
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2023 Although father love is vital for the positive growth of the child, there is currently no reliable tool to assess the psychological absence of fathers.
Yanhui Xiang
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Father absence and adolescent development: a review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Child Health Care, 2006 Rapid social change has seen increasing numbers of woman-headed singleparent families, meaning that more and more children are growing up without a father resident in the home. Father absence is a term that is not well defined and much of the literature does not discriminate between father absence due to death, parental relationship discord or other ...
Debra Jackson +2 more
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Father absence and trajectories of offspring mental health across adolescence and young adulthood: Findings from a UK-birth cohort [PDF]
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2022 Iryna Culpin +2 more
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Effect of Father-Love Absence on Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Hope
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)Father love is recognized as an important factor in personal development. While previous research has extensively examined the adverse effects of father-love absence on subjective well-being, it is important to note that these studies often treated ...
Yanhui Xiang
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