The Relations Of Father's Rearing And Internalizing Problems In Youth

Object: Since the 80's of 20 centuries, there have been lots of researches on the relation of parental behaviors and youth problem behaviors. This article analyzed and estimated those studies on the relations of father's rearing and internalizing problems in youth. The object is to promote the theory's development in this field.Methods: We had systematically searched for either published or unpublished randomized studies on the relations of father's rearing and internalizing problems in youth all over the country, by electronic and manual retrieving. Totally 27 pieces of literatures were retrieved. We coded and computed those effects with Meta53.Results: 1.Age is a moderator variable which influences the relations between father's rearing and internalizing problems in youth.2. Father's emotional warmth had very significantly negative correlation with internalizing problems in youth. Much father's emotional warmth is gave, less internalizing problems is showed. It is larger in degrees in pupils and high school students.3. Father's stern punishment had very significantly positive correlation with internalizing problems in youth. More fathers' stern punishment is gave, more internalizing problems is showed. It is larger in degrees in high school students.4. Father's excessive interference had very significantly positive correlation with internalizing problems in youth. There are more excessive interferences, more internalizing problems is showed. It is smaller in degrees in pupils.5. Father's favoritism had very significantly positive correlation with internalizing problems in youth. Much father's favoritism is gave, more internalizing problems is showed. It is larger in degrees in pupils.6. Father's rejection had very significantly or significantly positive correlation with internalizing problems in youth. If father often reject or deny his child, internalizing problems will arise easily. It is smaller in degrees in pupils.7. Father's over protection had very significantly positive correlation with internalizing problems in youth. Much father's over protection is gave, more internalizing problems isshowed.Suggestion: 1. Advocating warm education, fath r should close their. d^dMt arid' share sometime with them every day as much as possible Not only could children feel love from their father, but also accept a subtle influence rom their father's temperament, sensibility, intelligence and so on.2. Exerting the advantage of the fathers' role as the model of their children. The reason of fathers' success is because they could find their self-potential. In order to reach the purpose of education, fathers should depend on their own behavior and care for their children.3. Advocating fathers' appreciation for their children instead of educating them without criticizing. Fathers' should always encourage and praise their children, improving children's self-confidence, but when they find children's problem in moral character or problems affecting children's growth, they must point out and criticize in time.4. Respecting children's interest, not adding fathers' expectation on children. It is the most important matter for children to live happily and to do a work that they like. Only in this way, they can have long-term power. Fathers should not intervene children's freedom, giving them wide room for hovering.