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Relationship Between Step-fathering And Personality Development
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Bandura & Walter (1995)
asserted that when children watch the behaviour of a model, they quickly
imitate both the specific responses and generalized response patterns
of the model, especially as father or step father are viewed as models
by their children or step-children. Similarly, the child being brought
up by the step father may face the trauma of neglect when the step
father who is supposed to be supportive and involved is not around to
give appropriate model, care comfort and supervision to the step child
or even his own biologically children.
According to Vera (1989) the
sociological theory of symbolic interaction posits that children and
infants are ignorant of rules and roles of the society when they are
born. To be socially responsible beings, they must acquire new roles by
their interaction with significant others especially their step-fathers,
their biological fathers, mothers and siblings. Anayo (1990) asserted
that through interaction with the step father who disciplines, directs
and nurtures the step child, the child acquires social norms, values,
and skills within the culture.
Fein (1988) states that the
step-fathers role in traditional perspective is being aloof and distant.
Fein (1988) added, that the step father is respected by fear by the
step child or children who learned to know him very well. Unlike the
mother who cared for the home and raised the children.
Howells (1990)
sees the step fathers as inculcating attitudes and behaviours that
their step children needed for education, moral vocational and
personality development. According to Howells, the phases of step
fathering are
(a) Step fathering during prenatal stage, that is child birth education.
(b) Step fathering during infancy.
(c) Step fathering during school age.
(d) Step fathering during adolescence stage.
(e) Step fathering during post parental stage that is adulthood and
(f) Ground step fatherhood.
Howells
(1991) further stated that step fathering style determines how
comfortable an adolescent feels when dealing with individual on daily
basis hence step fathering style could be permissive, authoritative,
authoritarian or Laissez Faire and the children brought up through one
or two of these step fathering styles, could affect their personality
development in life.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study attempted to investigate the relationship between step-fathering and personality development among SS II students in secondary schools in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State.Relevant literature review was carried out under sub-headings.The descriptive research survey was used to assess the opinions of the selected respondents using the questionnaire and the sampling technique.One hundred and twenty (120) respondents were selected and used as samples to represent the populati ... Continue reading---
