Author describes 16 types of disturbed fathers and their effects on the behavior of their children. (CB)

Explores Jungian feminine psychology and its application in the treatment of adolescent prostitutes. Discusses Wolff's (1956) work on feminine functions and Leonard's (1982) work with father-daughter wounds. Explores techniques for applying these concepts with adolescent prostitutes. (Author)

Adolescents' perceptions of parental behavior (parental control, maternal love and control, and maternal hostility and autonomy) was shown to discriminate among juvenile offenders and nonoffenders. (Author/CM)

Examined families affected by steel mill shutdown. Compared families with adolescents in which father was continuously unemployed, unemployed with slight income loss, unemployed with significant income loss. Adolescents' relationships with fathers were more negative when income loss was significant; relationships with mothers were not more…

Analyzed changes in parent-child relationship from data collected from mothers, fathers, and oldest children in 110 families whose oldest child was 11, 14, or 17. Results provide insight into expectations and processes involved in revising the quality of parent-child relationships during early adolescence. Socialization for independence during…

Examined contribution of personal, interpersonal, and demographic variables to prediction of adolescents' problems among 391 Yugoslavian adolescents. Found personal and interpersonal variables to be better predictors of adolescents' problems than were demographic variables. Best predictors were neuroticism (personal variable) and nurture of father…

Investigated relationship between maternal employment and familial relations in Mormon (n=60) and non-Mormon (m=102) college students whose mothers either worked full time or were nonemployed. Results indicated that both sons and daughters from Mormon families where the mother was not employed full time reported closer relationship with their…

Examined parent-child relationships and self-reported delinquent behavior in over 700 adolescents. Indicated that males were more delinquent than females; adolescent gender was not related to strength of parental attachment; both males and females were closer to mother than to father; and closeness to father was the better predictor of delinquent…

Based on stratified probability sample of Air Force married enlisted personnel and officers, examines relationship between military service patterns of fathers and career intentions of their sons who enlist in military service. Provides no support for intergenerational linkage between military service patterns of fathers and career intentions and…

Studies intervention strategies that would help African-American adolescent first-time fathers develop better and more consistent relationships with their young children. Findings indicate that fathers who both participated in a parenting class and met weekly with a social worker made significant gains in employment, vocational planning, feeling…

The purpose of this study was to determine how a sample of Caucasian American fathers (N=126) of 10- to 14-year-olds saw their strengths and weaknesses as parents and how their children saw their fathers' parenting. Perceptions from both generations were gathered to serve as a basis for recommendations for a parent education curriculum. (JDM)

Article evaluated the influence of the father upon the daughter and her reaction in terms of self perception as it affected her personality development. (RK)

Adolescents (N=53) and both parents completed Parent-Adolescent Communication Inventory (PACI) and Suicide-Depression Inventory (SDI). Found significant relationships between mother's and adolescent's scores, not between father's and adolescent's scores. When other independent variables were controlled, neither parents' scores were significantly…

Investigated the effects of maternal employment on female adolescents. Comparisons of personal relationships within the family context showed that daughters of nonemployed mothers had a closer relationship with their fathers, perceived them as happier and more friendly, and experienced less anger and tension in the home. (Author/NB)

Hypothesis that mother relationships are more influential than father relationships on adolescents' academic expectations and achievement was tested with 80 high school seniors. The mother child relationship was found to be predictive of academic expectations. It suggests that the amount of time they spend together may be the contributing factor.…