Toward A Greater Understanding of Fathering: Five African American Fathers' Experiences Parenting Their Children With Chronic Illnesses

dc.contributor.authorColquitt, Symoneen
dc.contributor.committeechairStith, Sandra M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRosen, Karen H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberColeman, Jean U.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHenderson, Tammy L.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:45:26Zen
dc.date.adate2002-11-18en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:45:26Zen
dc.date.issued2002-09-05en
dc.date.rdate2003-11-18en
dc.date.sdate2002-09-15en
dc.description.abstractFive African American fathers participated in a qualitative study that examined how fathers experience their children who live with chronic illnesses. The examination of their strengths and resiliencies revealed 10 factors that enhanced involvement and were incorporated into fathers' overall approaches to parenting: clear paternal definition; strong parenting alliance; gains experienced through father/child relationship; strong spiritual foundation; responsive social support systems; strategies for managing employment and illness demands; confidence in ability to navigate health care structure; attitude of self-sacrifice and flexibility; strategies for managing perceived disparities; and maintenance of future focus. In addition, fathers defined coping and advised professionals involved with families who have children diagnosed with chronic illness. In doing so, they revealed challenges to participation, potential constraints to involvement, and suggestions for productive encounters with systems of care and collaborative exchanges on behalf of children engaged in treatment.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09152002-132622en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09152002-132622/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35063en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspart3Chapters_Four_through_Appendecies.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart2Chpaters_One_through_Three.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart1Title_Pages.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectQualitative Studyen
dc.subjectStress and Copingen
dc.subjectChronic Illnessen
dc.subjectFathersen
dc.subjectAfrican American Menen
dc.subjectPaternal Involvementen
dc.titleToward A Greater Understanding of Fathering: Five African American Fathers' Experiences Parenting Their Children With Chronic Illnessesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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