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The assessment of early parenting orientation

This study focuses on parenting styles as adopted by men and women during pregnancy and early parenthood. Parenting style is examined following the categories outlined by Raphael-Left's model (1983, 1985b, 1991). The sample consisted of 57 women and 39 men. Mailed, self-administered questionnaires w...

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Main Author: Evans, Janet
Other Authors: Lea, Susan
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Language:English
Published: Department of Sociology 2023
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description This study focuses on parenting styles as adopted by men and women during pregnancy and early parenthood. Parenting style is examined following the categories outlined by Raphael-Left's model (1983, 1985b, 1991). The sample consisted of 57 women and 39 men. Mailed, self-administered questionnaires were used with all participants. The psychometric properties of the questionnaires devised by Raphael-Left (1983, 1985b, 1991) are examined. The study also assesses the stability of these orientations from the beginning of pregnancy into early parenthood. The results of the psychometric evaluation reveal that the questionnaires are not internally consistent. Further, a model consisting of a continuum of parenting style is not supported. The stability of parental orientation over time was not established, parenting style appears to change particularly after childbirth.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/38438 The assessment of early parenting orientation Evans, Janet Lea, Susan Le Grange, Daniel Sociology This study focuses on parenting styles as adopted by men and women during pregnancy and early parenthood. Parenting style is examined following the categories outlined by Raphael-Left's model (1983, 1985b, 1991). The sample consisted of 57 women and 39 men. Mailed, self-administered questionnaires were used with all participants. The psychometric properties of the questionnaires devised by Raphael-Left (1983, 1985b, 1991) are examined. The study also assesses the stability of these orientations from the beginning of pregnancy into early parenthood. The results of the psychometric evaluation reveal that the questionnaires are not internally consistent. Further, a model consisting of a continuum of parenting style is not supported. The stability of parental orientation over time was not established, parenting style appears to change particularly after childbirth. 2023-09-07T10:28:54Z 2023-09-07T10:28:54Z 1999 2023-09-07T10:25:02Z Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38438 eng application/pdf Department of Sociology Faculty of Humanities
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