The importance of paternal warmth

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 37(3) • Sage Periodicals Press • Thousand Oaks, CA • Published In • Pages: 265-281 •
By Veneziano, Robert A.

Hypothesis

Paternal proximity during infancy and childhood is positively correlated with paternal warmth (p. 270).

Note

Additional tests showed that parental proximity is not always a reliable proxy for parental warmth.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationSupportedp<.001UNKNOWNTwo-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Paternal ProximityIndependentInfant Care, Child Care
Paternal WarmthDependentFamily Relationships, Infant Care, Child Care