Objective: The study examined 1) whether the benefits of mothers’ and fathers’ accepting relationships with their adolescents on diabetic control were due to parental monitoring and 2) how parents together may provide sufficient acceptance and monitoring for diabetes management. Research Design and Methods: Adolescents aged 10-14 with type 1 diabetes (n = 185) and their mothers (n=185) and fath...

Objective: There is limited research on fathers in the setting of maternal teenage pregnancy. Most studies report data from regions of social disadvantage and low education. We report on the levels of anxiety, depression and quality of life of fathers in the setting of maternal teenage pregnancy in an area where the unemployment rate is low. Methods: Observational study of 50 fathers in the set...

OBJECTIVE This study examined 1) whether the benefits of mothers' and fathers' accepting relationships with their adolescents regarding diabetes control were due to parental monitoring and 2) how parents together may provide sufficient acceptance and monitoring for diabetes management. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Adolescents aged 10-14 years with type 1 diabetes (n = 185) and their mothers (n...

OBJECTIVE This qualitative study aimed at understanding the experiences of fathers of very ill neonates in the NICU. METHODS Sixteen fathers of very ill and/or very preterm infants who had been in the NICU for >30 days were interviewed by a male physician. Fathers were asked about their level of comfort with or concerns about staff communication regarding their infant, about accessing informa...

Sixty families were studied to examine the relationship among authoritarian, psychologically controlling, and authoritative parenting and the internalizing and externalizing behaviors of children with diabetes and their siblings. For both children with diabetes and siblings, mothers’ and fathers’ authoritarian and fathers’ psychologically controlling parenting were associated positively with ex...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to understand the mental health of single fathers relative to married fathers as the population of single fathers continues to increase and to use the resultant data for the establishment of public health policies. METHODS We evaluated the mental health of 58 single fathers and 256 married fathers living in an urban community in South Korea. Self-reported...

Becoming a father is a life changing event and this transition is associated with various emotions. Educational activities aimed at new parents are important in healthcare parental support (HCPS). HCPS has been critiqued for its predominant focus on mothers, while the needs of fathers seem to have been downplayed. As a result, fathers often turn to Internet-based forums for support. As virtual ...

The NLSY data indicate that about 7.3 percent of teenage males become fathers and that very few of these fathers live with their children. Father absence and the concurrent increase in femaleheaded households are closely associated with the impoverishment of children. Most absent teen fathers never come into contact with the child support enforcement program, and the extent to which they financ...