Babalık ve babanın erken ergenin gelişimine etkisi

Fathering practices and father's effect on children's development were investigated in a sample of Turkish early adolescents and their fathers through quantitative and qualitative measures. It was expected that father variables (control, warmth and rejection) together explain indicators of positive youth development (PYD). In the qualitative part, 17 fathers were interviewed about the relationship with their child. Father's characteristics were found to be related to early adolescent's empathy, conflict resolution methods, and constructs of positive-self and belief in change; even after controlling for the effect of the mother's. Subsequent interaction analyses suggest that the relationship between paternal rejection and child outcomes is weaker or non-existent in children from low socioeconomic status. Examination of the interviews showed that both traditional and modern approaches to parenting exist, and cultural influences and environmental conditions can be barriers against open, involved and democratic relationships. In addition, in father-child conflicts, father's conflict resolution methods were associated with the child's conflict resolution performance. Findings highlight the importance of father's parenting in the positive development of the adolescents in cultural and environmental context.