title: Activative Fathering Predicts Later Children's Behaviour Dysregulation and Sociability.
abstract: This study examined activative fathering observed during father-child interactions in the family home, focusing on the relation between activative fathering at child age 4 and children's behaviour dysregulation and sociability at child age 5. One hundred twenty-seven families participated in the study. Activative fathering was associated with later lower child dysregulation during a problem solving task, higher dysregulation during a wait task, and higher sociability in the home. Contrary to expectations, paternal control did not moderate these relations. Results are discussed in relation to father-child activation relationship theory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Crnic
keywords: activation relationship; attachment; dysregulation; fathering; self-regulation; sociability
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