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Title	A study of some selected family variables and their relationship to the satisfaction of parenthood
Author	Payne, Wayne Howard, 1953-
Description	Thesis (M.S.W.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1980. Social Work
Date	1980
Pagination	viii, 152 leaves
Subject	Parenthood; Parent and child;
Degree	M.S.W.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. School of Social Work
Discipline	Social Work
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography : leaves 105-111
Abstract	The general intentions of this study were to indicate the prevalence of parent satisfaction, to validate a proposed model of parent satisfaction, and to provide answers to a number of important questions such as: Will parents be satisfied with their roles in child-rearing? What factors will determine satisfaction levels? - Statistical data showed that marriage and parenthood are common occurrences among adults although there is a continual decline in fertility rates. Through an extensive review of the literature, the variables of major importance were delineated as being relevant to parent satisfaction. Following a social exchange theoretical approach, these variables were combined with a proposed model of parent satisfaction. - The research instrument, a standardized questionnaire, was administered by means of a personal interview to 100 couples randomly selected from the St. John's telephone directory (both husband and wife were interviewed simultaneously but separately). Data analysis utilized beta coefficients obtained through multiple regression techniques. - The general findings of this study provided support for the three research propositions and validated the proposed parent satisfaction model. From a total of seventeen hypotheses which were tested, fifteen were confirmed for males and eleven confirmed for females. The findings of this study show that the explanatory power of the parent satisfaction model is stronger for females (R2=.24) than for males (R2=.16). A number of male and female differences emerge from these research findings.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75056750
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(28.19 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Payne_WayneHoward.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	322218.cpd