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Maternal Response to Father-Daughter Incest: Experiences of Mothers Following Disclosure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tokozile Mayekiso --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Fikelephi Mbokazi --- University of the Witwatersrand,This study explored the impact of the disclosure of sexual abuse of the daughter by the father or father figure on the mother. Data were collected from seven mothers aged between 31 and 48 years whose daughters had a history... -
Adolescent Boys' Talk about Absent Fathers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose Langa --- University of Witwatersrand,The objective of this study was to explore how adolescent boys talk about absent fathers in Alexandra Township, a historically working-class and black community in Gauteng, South Africa. Individual and group interviews were conducted with 30 adolescent boys between the... -
Why Young Men in South Africa Plan to Become Teenage Fathers: Implications for the Development of Masculinities within Contexts of Poverty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lynn Hendricks --- Early Learning Resource Unit, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Arvin Bhana --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaDrawing on in-depth interviews with young fathers (n=37) aged 14 to 20 in impoverished communities in South Africa, this study focuses on the young men who intentionally planned to have children while still teenagers. It interrogates their reasons for doing... -
Young Rural Males in South Africa Speak on Teenage Pregnancy: “It's Really Her Problem”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Reshma Sathiparsad --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,The aim of this study was to explore the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of school-going rural males in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on teenage pregnancy. Two methods of data collection were used, namely, a quantitative survey with a sample of 294... -
Experiences of Father Absence Adolescents from a South African Community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Toni Sylvester --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe study adopted interpretive/constructivist approach to examine father absence experience in teenage South African boys. Ten adolescent boys (with mean age of 15 years) from an impoverish suburb of Cape Town participated in the study. Mixed method data collection techniques... -
Responsible Teenage Fatherhood in a South African Historically Disadvantaged Community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose Langa --- Department of Psychology, Nicole Smith --- Department of Psychology,This study explored the meaning of teenage fatherhood in a historically disadvantaged South African community. Open ended interviews on teenage fatherhood were conducted with sixteen teenage fathers aged between 16 and 21 years. The data were analysed using thematic content... -
Mentor Relationship Effects on Perceived Quality of Life by a Sample of Rural South African Teenagers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johannes P. D. Steytler --- North-West University—Vaal Campus, South Africa Herman Strydom --- North-West University—Potchefstroom Campus, South AfricaThis study investigated mentor effects on the perceived quality of life of South African adolescent boys. Participants were 20 adolescent boys that completed the Child Functioning Inventory High School, a standardised measuring instrument. These teenagers also engaged in an interview... -
Are you your father's child? Social identity influences of father absence in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Petunia Smith --- School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Grace Khunou --- Department of Sociology, South Africa Motlalepule Nathane-Taulela --- Department of Social Work, South AfricaThis study explored social identity influences of father absence on black South African young adults, including use of paternal surname. Informants were six young women and men between 21 and 35 years of age from a historically disadvantaged South African... -
Experiences of young adult women with emotionally absent fathers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emené Peyper --- School of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences: Psychology, South Africa Werner de Klerk --- School of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences: Psychology, South Africa Ruan Spies --- School of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences: Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored the experiences of young adult women (n = 11) who grew up with emotionally absent fathers. The women (White: Afrikaans) were between the ages of 20 and 31 (5 were married, 1 was engaged, 1 was in... -
Experiences of father carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Antoinette Pottas --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study aimed to explore the carer experiences of fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A total of eight South African fathers between the ages of 38 and 45 years were the interview informants. They cared for at... -
“I am making it without you, dad”: Resilient academic identities of black female university students with absent fathers: An exploratory multiple case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ncamisile Thumile Zulu --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Nicholas Munro --- Discipline of Psychology, School of Applied Human Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the resilient academic identity constructions of two black father-absent females who were academically successful postgraduate students at a South African University. Using resilience theory and an African metaphysical framework, the study highlights the conversational devices that these... -
The fathers of Destiny: Representations of fatherhood in a popular South African magazine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bertrand Leopeng --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Malose Langa --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study utilised textual analysis to characterise the representation of fatherhood in the eight issues of Destiny Man magazine published in 2014. Stories that pertained to fatherhood and that were related to aspects of contemporary family construction, work, and identity... -
Absent fathers: Psychological and socio-economic implications for black children and directions for future research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Simnikiwe Magqamfana --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Sandiso Bazana --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated fathers’ absence influences on the self-perceptions of South African young adults. Informants were five black university students (two females, three males; age range 20 to 28 years). They responded to semi-structured face-to-face interviews on self-perceptions from having... -
Exploring Basotho teenage fathers’ experiences of early fatherhood at South African rural high schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Robert Kananga Mukuna --- , South AfricaThis study explored the early fatherhood experiences of school-going teenage fathers. Informants were four South African Sesotho speaking teenage fathers, aged 17 to 20 years. They responded to semi-structured interviews on their experiences during schooling. Following thematic analysis, results revealed... -
Are fathers involved in diabetes management? A rapid review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Simphiwe Hope Mathole --- North-West University, South Africa Elmari Deacon --- North-West University, South Africa Esmé van Rensburg --- North-West University, South AfricaThis rapid review aimed to synthesise the evidence on father involvement in managing their child's type 1 diabetes. We identified eight articles from EBSCO, Science Direct, Academic Search Premier, Psyclnfo, PsycArticles, and Google Scholar. Studies were included if they provided... -
Father influences on child social adaptability: Mediation by peer communication ability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zeming Jin --- Shaoxing University, China Ruiqian Li --- Shaoxing University, China Yanyan Liu --- Shaoxing University, China Wenxiao Cui --- Shaoxing University, China Xiao Yang --- Shaoxing University, ChinaWe examined the relationship between fathers’ parenting attitudes and children’s social adaptability, as well as the mediating effect of children’s peer communication ability in that relationship. The participants were 228 young Chinese children (boys =54.3%, girls=45.7%; mean age =5 years,... -
Father–child relationship and children’s peer competence: Mediated by children’s emotional regulation and environmental adaptation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wenxiao Cui --- Shaoxing University, China Ruiqian Li --- Shaoxing University, China Xiao Yang --- Shaoxing University, China Xia Wu --- Shaoxing University, ChinaThis study aimed to explore father–child relationships and young children’s peer competence, as mediated by child emotional regulation and environmental adaptation. The children’s fathers and teachers completed peer competence, child emotional regulation and environmental adaptation measures on 216 Chinese children... -
Father’s parenting attitude and teacher-child relationships: Mediating role of children’s self-regulation ability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, ChinaWe examined father’s parenting attitudes in association with teacher-child relationships and the mediating role of young children’s self-regulation ability in this relationship. Participant fathers (n = 211), age range (below 30 to over 41 years of age) and teachers (n...