Memorable Messages From Fathers to Children Through Sports: Perspectives From Sons and Daughters
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: This study investigates memorable messages that sons and daughters report receiving from their fathers while actively or passively participating within the environment of sports. The premise was to examine the messages that fathers use with children and how this may relate to the relationship satisfaction of the sons and daughters later in life. Findings from the study indicate that fathers share messages with sons and daughters centered on five supra-types including effort, character traits, emphasis on physical skills/performance, attention on others and have fun.
Source: Communication Quarterly
Author: Shawn C. Starcher
Institutions: University of Akron, Kent State University
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2020531044