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Fatherhood as a Personality Development Factor in Men

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2014

Julia Borisenko
Julia Borisenko*
Affiliation:
Kemerovo State University, Russia
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Julia Borisenko, Kemerovo State University, Krasnaya, 6, 650043 Kemerovo, Russia Phones: +007 (38454) 3 4837 and +007 (3842) 58 39 39. E-mails: laboratory_cno@mail.ru and Evseenkova@mail.ru
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Abstract

The article represents an empirical study of paternity as a male personality development factor in men. Consensus is emerging that responsible fatherhood entitles the father to establish paternity, be present in the child's life, share economic support, and be personally involved in the child's life in collaboration with the mother. Literature reviews on fatherhood yield numerous empirical studies of specific fatherhood behaviors, whereas theory and the “bigger picture” have been notably insufficient. In the present article, problems of fatherhood in modern society, methodological problems of studying fathering, and cultural specifics of fatherhood are discussed. In addition, in order to aid further study of the phenomenon, the theoretically developed and experimentally approved model of the structure of paternity and the description of a specially developed training for fathers are presented. A principal finding of this report is that fatherhood is socially determined and influenced by contextual forces within the family and the community. The absence of a father-figure is detrimental to child personality development. At the same time, fatherhood can be a factor of male personality development of the father.

Este artículo representa un estudio empírico de la paternidad como factor de desarrollo de la personalidad masculina en los hombres. Está emergiendo un consenso de que la paternidad responsable permite al padre establecer su paternidad, estar presente en la vida del niño, compartir la carga económica e implicarse personalmente en la vida del niño, en colaboración con la madre. La revisión bibliográfica ofrece numerosos estudios empíricos sobre comportamientos paternales específicos, mientras que han faltado notablemente la teoría y una visión general. En este artículo, se comentan los problemas de la paternidad en la sociedad moderna, los problemas metodológicos del estudio de la paternidad y aspectos culturales específicos de la paternidad. Además, para contribuir a al estudio futuro del fenómeno, se presentan el modelo teóricamente desarrollado y experimentalmente aprobado de la estructura de la paternidad y la descripción de un entrenamiento especialmente desarrollado para padres. Uno de los resultados principales de este informe es el hecho de que la paternidad se determina socialmente y es afectado por fuerzas contextuales dentro de la familia y la comunidad. La ausencia de una figura paterna es perjudicial para el desarrollo de la personalidad del niño. Al mismo tiempo, la paternidad puede ser un factor de desarrollo de la personalidad masculina del padre.

Keywords

fatherhoodsocial determinationpersonality developmentstructural modelpaternidaddeterminación socialdesarrollo de la personalidadmodelo estructural
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , May 2007 , pp. 82 - 90
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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