Borisenko Julia
Kemerovo State University, Krasnaya, 6, 650043 Kemerovo, Russia.
Span J Psychol. 2007 May;10(1):82-90. doi: 10.1017/s1138741600006338.
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.
本文是一项关于父亲身份作为男性人格发展因素的实证研究。越来越多的共识认为，尽责的父亲身份使父亲有权确立亲子关系，参与孩子的生活，提供经济支持，并与母亲合作亲自参与孩子的生活。关于父亲身份的文献综述产生了大量关于特定父亲行为的实证研究，而理论和“整体情况”则明显不足。本文讨论了现代社会中父亲身份的问题、研究父亲角色的方法问题以及父亲身份的文化特点。此外，为了有助于对这一现象的进一步研究，还介绍了理论上发展并经实验验证的亲子关系结构模型，以及专门为父亲设计的培训描述。本报告的一个主要发现是，父亲身份是由社会决定的，并受到家庭和社区背景力量的影响。缺少父亲形象对孩子的人格发展有害。与此同时，父亲身份可以成为父亲男性人格发展的一个因素。
