The Relationship of Psychological Father Presence, Wife's Personal Qualities and Wife/Family Dysfunction in Families of Missing Fathers.

Boss, Pauline G.

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Publication Date: 1980-Aug

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The Relationship of Psychological Father Presence, Wife's Personal Qualities and Wife/Family Dysfunction in Families of Missing Fathers.

Boss, Pauline G.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v42 n3 p541-49 Aug 1980

In a family with a physically absent father, a high degree of psychological father presence relates to wife dysfunction and family dysfunction. The wife's instrumental personal qualities may be even more important in closing-out the father role and reorganizing her family. (Author)

Descriptors: Androgyny, Coping, Family Problems, Family Structure, Fatherless Family, Heads of Households, Mothers, Parent Role, Personality Traits, Psychological Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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