Perceptions of influence on child's competence among fathers in the military context.

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This study compared the beliefs of fathers serving in the military with those of a matched sample of civilian fathers on the time spent with their kindergarten child and their perceptions of their influence as well as their spouse's influence on their child's cognitive and emotional competence. Parents are considered prime agents of change during early childhood. However, fathers who serve in the military face challenges unique to this context and reflective of the frequent and intense demands on their time and attention. Results suggest that, in a time of peace, military and civilian fathers share similar perceptions and time reported spent with their child. Mothers were perceived to be equivalent in their influence to the military father.

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Author/s: Eaton, Michelle (M); Fees, Bronwyn S (BS);

Affiliation: Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 91 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 703-10

Dates: Created 2003/01/17; Completed 2003/03/03; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12530711, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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