Father-Daughter Relationships

In this fully revised new edition, Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues summarises and analyses the most relevant research regarding father-daughter relationships, aiming to break down the persistent misconceptions regarding fatherhood and father-daughter relationships and encourage the reader to take a more objective and analytical approach. The research is brought to life with compelling personal stories from fathers and daughters, including well-known celebrities and politicians. Boxed quizzes and questionnaires show students how the research can be applied to their own lives while others highlight the relationships between real-life fathers and daughters. Nielsen discusses the father-daughter relationship within a diverse range of family structures, including divorced and separated parents, gay parents, adopted children and children of sperm donors. Covering a wide range of topics, including the father's impact on his daughter's cognitive, academic, social and physical wellbeing, ethnic minorities, and incarcerated or abusive fathers, Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues gives panoramic view of the most recent research and statistics. This book is essential reading for upper level undergraduate and for graduate students, as well as for practitioners working with families, such as social workers, mental health professionals and family counsellors. It is especially relevant for courses in psychology, sociology, women's studies, and counselling. Linda Nielsen is a Professor of Adolescent and Educational Psychology at Wake Forest University. A member of the faculty for 35 years, she is a nationally recognized expert on father-daughter relationships.

Linda Nielsen is a Professor of Adolescent and Educational Psychology at Wake Forest University (US). A member of the faculty for 35 years, she is a nationally recognized expert on father-daughter relationships.

Chapter One: Fathers, facts and fictions What's a woozle? How are woozles born and raised? How our memories and cognitive processing deceive us The most damaging woozles Maternal instinct The female brain: hardwired for mothering Babies' primary bond with their mothers The stronger impact of mothers Mother's superior parenting style Female empathy and communication Childcare: Second shift moms and shiftless dads Physically abusive and murderous fathers Chapter Two : Fathers and Fatherhood Ignoring, dismissing or demeaning fathers Social science research Children's literature and films Media and advertising Medical and mental health professionals Constraints on fathering time: Work American paternity leave policies Does income trump good fathering? What is "good" fathering? Fathering scales and questionnaires How fatherhood changes men Financial stress Stress on parents' relationship Emotional stress: postpartum depression Quality of the parent-child relationship Daughters' impact on their fathers Chapter Three The Father's impact: Cognitive, academic, vocational, social and emotional Cognitive development Infancy through preschool Childhood through early adulthood Vocational development Social relationships: Peers and teachers Sexual behavior, romantic relationships and marriage Depression and suicide Identify and individuation Chapter four The father's impact: The daughter's physical well-being Premature baby care Adequate Sleep Physical reactions to stress Obesity Physical activity and sports Eating disorders Overview of teenage and young adult substance us Daughters' teenage and young adult drinking Daughters' smoking and vaping Daughters' marijuana use Daughter's opioid use Sexual behavior: Impact on physical health Teenage pregnancy Sexually transmitted diseases Dating aggression and rape The father's impact on sexual health risks Chapter Five - The mother's impact on father-daughter relationships Psychoanalytic theories Attachment theory Family systems theory Closeness, communication and conflict with mothers versus fathers Love versus closeness and communication Maternal gate-keeping Quality of the co-parenting relationship Quality of the parents' relationship and parenting stress Chapter Six - Divorced or separated fathers and their daughters The relationships at greatest risk Impact of parental separation on daughters Damaging beliefs: Divorce woozles Shared versus sole physical custody Parents' damaging disclosures Enmeshment and role reversals Maternal gatekeeping Parental alienation Remarriage and blended families Chapter Seven : Fathers and daughters in minority families Socio-economic differences among minorities Colorism: Impact on daughters and the father's role African American families Hispanic American families Asian American families Native American families Immigrant families Chapter Eight: Destructive or Challenging Father-Daughter Relationships Impoverished, single mother families Incarcerated Fathers Alcoholic fathers Drug addicted fathers: The opioid epidemic Sexually abusive fathers Fathers in the military Single fathers raising daughters Gay or bisexual fathers Lesbian or bisexual daughters Daughters of sperm donors Fathers with chronic or fatal illnesses

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