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Author: Vesely, Colleen
Resulting in 3 citations.
1. Hofferth, Sandra L.
Pleck, Joseph H.
Vesely, Colleen
The Transmission of Parenting from Fathers to Sons
Parenting: Science and Practice 12,4 (2012): 282-305.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15295192.2012.709153
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates ==> Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Delinquency/Gang Activity; Discipline; Fathers and Children; Fathers, Influence; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Parental Influences; Parenting Skills/Styles; Pearlin Mastery Scale

Permission to reprint the abstract has been denied by the publisher.

Bibliography Citation
Hofferth, Sandra L., Joseph H. Pleck and Colleen Vesely. "The Transmission of Parenting from Fathers to Sons." Parenting: Science and Practice 12,4 (2012): 282-305.
2. Pleck, Joseph H.
Hofferth, Sandra L.
Vesely, Colleen
Cabrera, Natasha
The Transmission of Fathering from Fathers and Mothers to Sons
Presented: Toronto, ON, Father Involvement Research Conference, October 2008.
Also: http://www.fira.ca/cms/documents/147/Transmission_of_fathering_etc-pleck.ppt
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: Father Involvement Research Alliance
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Discipline; Fathers, Involvement; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Parent-Child Interaction; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

While most attention in the media and in work-life scholarship has focused on the challenges and opportunities of working mothers, a shift to understanding fathers experiences is needed. As dual career couples become the norm (women in the US now out-earn their spouse in nearly one out of four couples) and men express greater desire to share caring responsibilities, the time seems right to address this under-researched group. What we seek to understand is how men experience fatherhood with respect to its impact on their identity and self-image. In this study, we explore the ways fathers define themselves in the context of being a working parent. We also look at the how the degree of child involvement, as well as other external factors both inside and outside their work environment, influence and shape their identity. Finally, we address how the formation of a working father identity influences career attitudes, behaviors and intentions. We will share the results of a pilot study we are conducting with relatively new fathers and follow with a discussion of the practical and scholarly implications of our findings. We will also consider ways that fathers can be assisted as they go through this change process in their own lives and discuss what can be done to help them re-define and better understand what constitutes professional and personal success.
Bibliography Citation
Pleck, Joseph H., Sandra L. Hofferth, Colleen Vesely and Natasha Cabrera. "The Transmission of Fathering from Fathers and Mothers to Sons." Presented: Toronto, ON, Father Involvement Research Conference, October 2008.
3. Roy, Kevin
Vesely, Colleen
Fitzgerald, Megan
Jones, Nicolle Buckmiller
Young Fathers at Work: The Influence of Parental Closeness and Contact on Employment
Research in Human Development 7,2 (2010): 123-139.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15427609.2010.481537
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; CESD (Depression Scale); Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Crime; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Educational Attainment; Employment, Youth; Fathers and Sons; Fathers, Absence; Fathers, Influence; Fathers, Involvement; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Parental Influences

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Using data from 297 young fathers (ages 18 to 25) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Young Adult Survey, the authors examined the effects of self-reported closeness and contact with mothers and fathers during young adulthood on number of hours worked per week (first alone, then controlling for parent involvement during adolescence, then with background and risk factors). Young fathers' closeness to their fathers was associated with underemployment through all three models, and prior conviction predicted minimal work (0–19 hours). This suggests that young fathers receive critical emotional support from their own fathers during periods of underemployment in the transition to adulthood.
Bibliography Citation
Roy, Kevin, Colleen Vesely, Megan Fitzgerald and Nicolle Buckmiller Jones. "Young Fathers at Work: The Influence of Parental Closeness and Contact on Employment." Research in Human Development 7,2 (2010): 123-139.