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[carpenters1]

9.1 Questionnaire

My name is Stefanie Carpenter and I am conducting research for an Independent Research Project (IRP) for part of my HSC course for Community and Family Studies at Aquinas College. My topic explores the issue of father absence; the impact of growing up without a father on the wellbeing of girls. Your answers to this questionnaire will remain completely confidential and would greatly assist my studies.

1. Gender: M F

2. Age: 13-16 17-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50+

3. Have you grown up (birth- age 16) in the same household as your father/ father figure?
Yes No Other:________________________________________

4. How do you think living/ not living with your father has influenced your ideals on parenting and general family life?
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5. How would you describe the relationship you had/ have with your father whilst growing up (birth- age 16):
Excellent Fair Adequate Poor Non-existent

6. Please rate the following factors in a child’s development that is directly influenced by their father’s presence from most to least important. (1= most important)
[ ] Extra financial income
[ ] Exposure to both male and female behaviour
[ ] Having two parents to make everyday decisions and guide family life
[ ] Having a healthy loving relationship with both parents
[ ] The stability of a conventional or nuclear family structure
[ ] Other ___________________________________________________________

7. “Daughters of uninvolved fathers are more likely to have low self-esteem, suffer emotional and behavioural problems, engage in high risk situations and begin childbearing at a younger age.” Baron, Juliane and Kathleen Sylvester. Expanding the Goals of ‘Responsible Fatherhood’; Sigle-Rushton and McLanahan, Father Absence.

Do you think these issues facing fatherless daughters affect them as adults? Why/ why not?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

[Brontecat]

9.1 Questionnaire

My name is Stefanie Carpenter and I am conducting research for an Independent Research Project (IRP) for part of my HSC course for Community and Family Studies at Aquinas College. My topic explores the issue of father absence; the impact of growing up without a father on the wellbeing of girls. Your answers to this questionnaire will remain completely confidential and would greatly assist my studies.

1. Gender: F

2. Age: 13-16

3. Have you grown up (birth- age 16) in the same household as your father/ father figure?
Yes
4. How do you think living/ not living with your father has influenced your ideals on parenting and general family life?
That i am able to relate to people of the opposite gender better and am able to be given two differentiating views on life with living with both my father and mother
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5. How would you describe the relationship you had/ have with your father whilst growing up (birth- age 16):
Excellent

6. Please rate the following factors in a child’s development that is directly influenced by their father’s presence from most to least important. (1= most important)
[5] Extra financial income
[3] Exposure to both male and female behaviour
[2] Having two parents to make everyday decisions and guide family life
[1] Having a healthy loving relationship with both parents
[4] The stability of a conventional or nuclear family structure
[ ] Other ___________________________________________________________

7. “Daughters of uninvolved fathers are more likely to have low self-esteem, suffer emotional and behavioural problems, engage in high risk situations and begin childbearing at a younger age.” Baron, Juliane and Kathleen Sylvester. Expanding the Goals of ‘Responsible Fatherhood’; Sigle-Rushton and McLanahan, Father Absence.

Do you think these issues facing fatherless daughters affect them as adults? Why/ why not?
Mainly for the reasons above, fathers tend to be a but more grounded and straight forward and theat helps with understanding boundaries and knowing that you are loved _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

hope my answers help
i'm not too sure if i answered ok, but good luck with your study