Author: Ang, Rebecca

Source: American Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 34, Number 1, January-February 2006 , pp. 79-93(15)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

The impact of children's perception of a father's and mother's support on children's quality of relationship with their classroom teacher was examined in a sample of 51 third and fourth grade Asian children rated by their teachers as aggressive. Children's perception of a father's support predicted teacher-ratings in all three areas of the teacher-student relationship (instrumental help, satisfaction, and conflict) but children's perception of a mother's support did not. This adds to a gradually expanding research base documenting the benefits of fatherly support across selected and unselected samples in various cross-cultural settings. Implications of the findings for child and family therapy are discussed.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01926180500301485

Affiliations: 1: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Publication date: 2006-01-01

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