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The role of the emotional father-son relationship in the self-concept formation of adolescent boys in secondary schools

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dc.contributor.advisor Gouws, F. E.
dc.contributor.author Pitsoane, Enid Manyaku
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-26T08:38:27Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-26T08:38:27Z
dc.date.issued 2014?
dc.identifier.citation Pitsoane, Enid Manyaku (2014) The role of the emotional father-son relationship in the self-concept formation of adolescent boys in secondary schools, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18201> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18201
dc.description.abstract The study investigated adolescent boys who experienced behavioural problems at school and the possible causes for these phenomena. It was evident that the adolescent boys who experienced behavioural problems were found to lack emotional connections with others due to their fathers’ absence and lack of positive attachment. A total of 403 adolescent boys from various schools in the Tshwane districts were used in the sample group. This quantitative study employed the use of a quantitative questionnaire as a means of data collection that included qualitative open-ended question as a method to enrich the quantitative data and obtain insight into the life world functioning and experience of the participants. The primary aim of the research study was to determine the emotional relationship between fathers and sons within the sample group. Secondly, the study sought to investigate how this emotional relationship affects the adolescent boy’s self-concept, resilience and motivational aspects in his daily functioning. The approach to quantitative data analysis was by means of descriptive statistical analysis. The findings revealed that emotionally absent fathers indeed impact negatively on the adolescent boys’ resilience and motivational aspects of their functioning and that a father’s absence has a significant influence on the behaviours of adolescent boys in relation to motivation and resilience. However, the research results also revealed that an emotionally absent father does not significantly affect the self–concept of an adolescent boy. Finally, an intervention programme was developed to assist and guide fathers and adolescent boys to improve their relationship with one another. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xi, 163 leaves) : color illustrations
dc.language.iso en en
dc.rights CC0 1.0 Universal *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ *
dc.subject Attachment en
dc.subject Absent father en
dc.subject Resilience en
dc.subject Self-concept en
dc.subject Motivation en
dc.subject Adolescent en
dc.subject Emotional functioning en
dc.subject.ddc 373.18019
dc.subject.lcsh Identity (Psychology) in adolescence -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh Self-perception in adolescence -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh Fathers and sons -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh Behavior disorders in adolescence -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh Teenage boys -- Education (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh Problem children -- Education (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.title The role of the emotional father-son relationship in the self-concept formation of adolescent boys in secondary schools en
dc.type Thesis en
dc.description.department Psychology of Education en
dc.description.degree D. Ed. (Psychology of Education)


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