Nettle Father Involvement Study
Dad Involvement: A Study of British Cohorts
Have you ever wondered how paternal involvement affects how a person’s life changes from childhood through adulthood? In 2008, Nettle conducted a study to gain insight as to how father involvement affects children’s capabilities in social situations and their IQ. From a young age, it is important children feel a connection from their parents so fewer problems occur later in their lives. The following essay will describe important elements of Nettle’s study, including previous research, methodology, and major results. Before concluding, the essay will provide a critical reaction to the study, and how this information can help us learn about parenthood and children for future generations.
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First, is the return on involvement, or in other words, what the parent will gain from the involvement? Next, is the level of paternity confidence the parent has been involved with the child. The final variable of involvement includes what future reproductive opportunities will arise with the child’s mother based on how well the father is involved with the child? Although these variables provide insight as to why some fathers are more involved than others, Nettle hoped to accomplish more by conducting his …show more content…
421). However, as with any study, there were definite limitations which should be taken into account. In the beginning, this study highlighted three main factors which determine the overall involvement of the father in a child’s life. The major issue with these three factors is they discount variables such as family characteristics and characteristics of other offspring produced. Another limitation of this study included how the father’s role in the child’s life was worded on the documents analyzed. Closed ended responses such as the ones provided could have skewed the data within the study. One final problem the study neglected to consider was how men could have become less involved with children who had a lower level of development. The questioning in the study would have made it difficult for the researcher to determine whether or not the child had developmental
Have you ever wondered how paternal involvement affects how a person’s life changes from childhood through adulthood? In 2008, Nettle conducted a study to gain insight as to how father involvement affects children’s capabilities in social situations and their IQ. From a young age, it is important children feel a connection from their parents so fewer problems occur later in their lives. The following essay will describe important elements of Nettle’s study, including previous research, methodology, and major results. Before concluding, the essay will provide a critical reaction to the study, and how this information can help us learn about parenthood and children for future generations.
Nettle highlighted …show more content…
First, is the return on involvement, or in other words, what the parent will gain from the involvement? Next, is the level of paternity confidence the parent has been involved with the child. The final variable of involvement includes what future reproductive opportunities will arise with the child’s mother based on how well the father is involved with the child? Although these variables provide insight as to why some fathers are more involved than others, Nettle hoped to accomplish more by conducting his …show more content…
421). However, as with any study, there were definite limitations which should be taken into account. In the beginning, this study highlighted three main factors which determine the overall involvement of the father in a child’s life. The major issue with these three factors is they discount variables such as family characteristics and characteristics of other offspring produced. Another limitation of this study included how the father’s role in the child’s life was worded on the documents analyzed. Closed ended responses such as the ones provided could have skewed the data within the study. One final problem the study neglected to consider was how men could have become less involved with children who had a lower level of development. The questioning in the study would have made it difficult for the researcher to determine whether or not the child had developmental