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Do Fathers Matter to Adolescents

Narrative Assessment of Parent-Child Relationships . Amy A. WeimerParents And Youth Study (PAYS)Arizona State University. Purpose. To assess the child's view of the parent-relationship through the use of a narrative instrument.To examine the relationship of the narratives to other measures of p

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Do Fathers Matter to Adolescents

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    1. Do Fathers Matter to Adolescents? Parents And Youth Study (PAYS) Arizona State University

    2. Narrative Assessment of Parent-Child Relationships Amy A. Weimer Parents And Youth Study (PAYS) Arizona State University One aspect of the Parents and Youth Study (PAYS) was to develop a new method of investigating children’s relationships with their parents. We asked them to describe “the story” of their relationship with each parent. So, the purpose of this study was to . . One aspect of the Parents and Youth Study (PAYS) was to develop a new method of investigating children’s relationships with their parents. We asked them to describe “the story” of their relationship with each parent. So, the purpose of this study was to . .

    3. Purpose To assess the child’s view of the parent-relationship through the use of a narrative instrument. To examine the relationship of the narratives to other measures of parent-child relationships To explore the narratives for any family type and ethnic differences

    4. Hypotheses Adolescents’ narratives will be informative about parent-child relationships. Narratives will correlate with related measures including the Mattering scale & Child Reports of Parent Behavior Index (CRPBI). We predicted that . . .We predicted that . . .

    5. Method Participants: 393 Mexican- and Anglo-American adolescents (self-identified) Ages 11 to 14 years Data for this study was Only from the young adolescents. Parent data will be discussed in subsequent presentations Data for this study was Only from the young adolescents. Parent data will be discussed in subsequent presentations

    6. Measures Interviews were conducted individually in homes in child’s language of preference (English or Spanish) 1.) Adolescent Narratives: Children were asked to describe their relationships with parents: Resident fathers Mothers Non-residential fathers Resident dad- father who lived in the home, sometimes bio dad in tact fams and sometimes stepdad in step fams Also asked about biodad relationship when appropriate and when child felt okay to do so Very few children chose to respond in Spanish. 10 tapes and many still mixed Spanish and English Resident dad- father who lived in the home, sometimes bio dad in tact fams and sometimes stepdad in step fams Also asked about biodad relationship when appropriate and when child felt okay to do so Very few children chose to respond in Spanish. 10 tapes and many still mixed Spanish and English

    7. Sample items about (step)father: Think of your relationship with your (dad/step-dad), how he treats you, what he does for you, how he talks to you and about the time he spends with you. Tell me what kind of person he is and how you two get along together. Think of it as the story of your (dad/step-dad) and your relationship with him. Prompts: What else can you tell me about your (dad/step-dad) and your relationship with him? Think now of any changes in your relationship with your (dad/step-dad), or if the relationship has changed over the past few years. Tell me about that, and if the changes have been good ones or bad ones. Was that a good or bad change for you? Prompts: What else can you tell me about your (dad/step-dad) and your relationship with him? Think now of any changes in your relationship with your (dad/step-dad), or if the relationship has changed over the past few years. Tell me about that, and if the changes have been good ones or bad ones. Was that a good or bad change for you?

    8. Coding Narratives Auto-recorded & transcribed Broken into smallest possible meaningful statements: 6 criteria Coded into Dimensions: Investment (IN)- child’s evaluation of the time and energy the parent invests in relationship Emotional Quality (EQ)- positive vs negative emotions the child feels toward relationship Responsiveness (RE)- child’s evaluation of the parent’s responsiveness to his/her needs or requests Provisioning (PR)- child’s evaluation of parent as provider Rated as high, medium, low on each dimension

    9. Narrative about Resident dad [My father] is one of those people who likes to do things for others, who is very nice (EQ3) // and respectful (EQ3) // and he is just a good person (EQ3). // If you have a problem, like he will be the one who will sit down and talk to you about it (RE3), // and if you need help with anything, he will always be there to help. (RE3) // And even when he is busy, he will take the time to be with you (IN3). Here is a positive example of a child’s response Warm fuzzy feelingsHere is a positive example of a child’s response Warm fuzzy feelings

    10. Narrative about Mom

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