Couples' evaluations of fatherhood in different stages of the family life cycle.

Autor/inn/en	Fuhrmans, Franziska; von der Lippe, Holger; Fuhrer, Urs
Titel	Couples' evaluations of fatherhood in different stages of the family life cycle. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Bewertung der Vaterschaft durch Paare in verschiedenen Phasen des Familenlebenslaufs.
Quelle	In: European journal of developmental psychology, 11 (2014) 2, S. 242-258 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-5610; 1740-5629
DOI	10.1080/17405629.2013.876402
Schlagwörter	Einstellung (Psychologie); Fertigkeit; Zufriedenheit; Mutter; Paarbeziehung; Vater; Eltern; Kind-Eltern-Beziehung; Paar
Abstract	Investigated fathers' and mothers' views on mothers' satisfaction with paternal behavior, as well as the respective processes of origination, in 393 cohabiting couples from three different stages of the family life cycle. Mean age of fathers was 38 years. Data on paternal competence (as assessed with the Konstanzer Väterinstrument: Ein Fragebogen zu erlebter Vaterschaft, KOVI, a questionnaire measuring the experience of fatherhood) and the couples' relationship characteristics were included as predictors in multiple regression analyses, and the stages of the family life cycle were taken into account with multigroup regression analyses. Results show that the mothers were more satisfied with paternal behavior than the fathers thought the mothers were. Moreover, mothers were satisfied when the fathers were willing to spend time with the child, whereas fathers thought that their partners were satisfied when they were able to establish and maintain a relationship with the child. Couple relationship satisfaction had a consistent impact on fathers' views, whereas it was not relevant to mothers' views unless the oldest child had reached adolescence. It is concluded that research on fatherhood should include the mother's perspective, and that different stages of family development should be considered as well. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3