The Influence of Paternal masculinity Behavior on the Formation of Individual Attachment
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Father involvement; paternal masculinity; attachment.Abstract
Paternal masculinity behavior has been recognized as an important factor in a rearing process of a family that might influence children’s attachment strongly and has a certain relevance to individual attachment when children grow up. In this study, researchers show that fathers’ involvement and paternal masculinity behavior have a strong impact on the formation of individual attachment, especially adult avoidant. Fathers who intend to show their masculinity may suppress their emotional expression and try to build a moral paradigm in front of children. Children learn information from fathers about gender behaviors and the idea of how they start and sustain a romantic relationship. It may lead to an avoidant attachment since children acquire the restriction of emotional expressions, and criticize moral standards in their childhood from either insufficient father involvement or paternal masculinity behaviors. The result inspires researchers that father involvement and paternal masculinity behaviors should be further considered and developed as key elements when it comes to parenting and attachment in the scientific field.
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