Annotation: Fatherhood and its significance for child´s welfare is dedicated minor attention when compered to motherhood. At the same time, the role of the father is changing significantly in recent decades in the context of socioeconomic changes. The aim of this project is to explore the role of the father in child development at 4 levels: 1)to confirm the specific nature of the father's relationship with the child - the activation relationship, and adapt to the Slovak conditions procedure to capture this relationship. Include in the methodology the assessment of sensitive responses to child behavior and parent dominance. 2)Verify how the father's involvement affects mental health, cognitive results, emotional regulation and this all affect differentially according to the child's gender. 3)Verify which key characteristics create an idea of "good father" and verify the determinants of positive father's self-perception. 4)Verify which aspects of the paternity have a positive impact on the quality of life of adult children

Time period: 2020-2023

Main researchers: doc. Mgr. Peter Babinčák, PhD.

PhDr. Monika Kačmárová, PhD.

doc. Mgr. Marcel Martončik, PhD.

PhDr. Jaroslava Babjáková, PhD.

Mgr. Zuzana Fucsková, PhD.

Publications:

Fucsková, Z., Babinčák, P. & Kačmárová, M. (2022). Examining the Father-Child Relationship: A Theoretical Framework for Creating a Methodology. Human Affairs, 32(1), 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2022-0007