title: Involvement and Warmth of Fathers with Mental Illness: The Role of the Caregiving System, Parental Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Child Characteristics.
abstract: This study compares the levels and predictors of paternal warmth and involvement of 69 fathers with serious mental illness (SMI) and 69 matched non-clinical (NC) fathers in Israel. Findings show that the NC fathers were more involved with their children, whereas the SMI fathers reported more warmth and perceived their children as less difficult. The interactions that were found in the regression analyses highlight the differences between the two groups. Among the SMI fathers, but not the NC fathers, higher paternal self-efficacy was associated with increased father involvement, and lower family support was associated with decreased warmth.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, 529002, Ramat Gan, Israel. rikifnz@biu.013.net.il.|Child and Adolescence Outpatient Clinic, Geha Mental Health Center, P.O.B. 102, 49100, Petah Tiqva, Israel. rikifnz@biu.013.net.il.
authors.forename: Ricky
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Finzi-Dottan
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, 529002, Ramat Gan, Israel.
authors.forename: Efrat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dayan-Gazith
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, 529002, Ramat Gan, Israel.
authors.forename: Tali
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Borosh
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescence Outpatient Clinic, Geha Mental Health Center, P.O.B. 102, 49100, Petah Tiqva, Israel.|Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Golubchik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007557:Israel; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents; D036301:Qualitative Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Father involvement; Fatherly warmth; Paternal self-efficacy; Serious mental illness; Social support