Citation

Brown GL, Kogan SM, Kim J. Fam. Process 2018; 57(1): 165-180.

Affiliation

Department of Child and Youth Welfare, Pyeongtaek University, Pyeongtaek, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Family Process Institute, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/famp.12273

PMID

28191632

Abstract

This study examined the intergenerational transmission of fathering among young, African American fathers in rural communities. A sample of 132 African American young men living in the rural South reported on the quality of their relationship with their biological and social fathers in the family of origin, their own involvement with their young children, and relational schemas of close, intimate relationships.

RESULTS of path analyses supported the hypothesized mediational model, such that a better relationship with one's biological (but not social) father predicted increased father involvement in the next generation, and this association was partially mediated through positive relational schema after controlling for a range of covariates. Tests of moderated mediation indicated that the link between relational schema and father involvement was significantly stronger among fathers of girls than fathers of boys.

FINDINGS highlight the unique influence of close, nurturing father-child relationships for downstream father involvement, and the role of relational schemas as a mechanism for intergenerational transmission among young, rural, African American fathers of girls.

© 2016 Family Process Institute.

Language: en

Keywords

African American Parents; Father Involvement; Intergenerational Transmission; padres afroamericanos; participación del padre; transmisión intergeneracional; 代际传播; 父亲参与; 非裔美国家长