An assessment of object relations and self-concept in Black father-absent male children as a consequence of the father's control of his absence.
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Title
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An assessment of object relations and self-concept in Black father-absent male children as a consequence of the father's control of his absence.
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Identifier
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AAI9020747
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identifier
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9020747
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Creator
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Brown-Cheatham, Michaelanthony.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Vera S. Paster
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical | Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies | Psychology, Personality
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Abstract
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This study was a clinical assessment of the relative influence father-absence has upon the developmental attainment of object-relations based upon Rorschach imagery and percepts and self-concept in Black father-absent male children.;The population under study were 40 Black, father-absent male children between the ages of 6 and 12 and their single-parent mothers. Two groups were formed distinguished by the nature of the participants' fathers' absence (non-willful versus elective).;T-tests of independent means were computed and analyzed to support the hypotheses that sons who have experienced non-willful father-absence as compared to sons who have experienced elective father-absence will have greater difficulties coping in novel interpersonal situations and engaging in empathic relationships. Descriptive findings reveal positive self-appraisals for both groups. Sons who have experienced elective father-absence, however, scored higher on the anxiety measure. There was a significant relationship between the child's age at the time of the father's departure and the mother's self-esteem with the child's capacity for empathy, object-relations and experience of overall happiness and satisfaction.;Discussion of the findings reveal the importance of distinguishing father-absence by the nature of the absence. The findings also indicate the utility of object-relations assessment with ethnic minorities. There is a need for a larger study to be mounted which would compare Black father-absent children with a comparable father-present group.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
