18 research outputs found
How Time With a Father Relates to Childâs Sexual Health
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. Relatively few studies have examined the fathersâ influence on their childâs sexual health and how it can be utilized in a practitioner setting. The research that has investigated the fatherâchild relationship has been limited by confounding variables, discrepancy in terminology, and lack of diversity in samples. In reaction to this need, this study looked at the impact of both the presence of the father and the quality of the fatherâs relationship with their child on their childâs later sexual behaviors, attitudes, and relational satisfaction. Based on the results, recommendations are provided to therapists on how to further understand the relational aspects of the fatherâchild relationship and how it might impact multiple levels of their childâs sexual health