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Contributions Of Father Involvement In Family Leisure To Family Functioning, Lydia Anne Buswell
Contributions Of Father Involvement In Family Leisure To Family Functioning, Lydia Anne Buswell
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The purpose of this study was to examine to the contribution of fathers' involvement in family leisure to aspects of family functioning. The sample consisted of 647 families of fathers and a youth from throughout the United States. The Family Leisure Activity Profile (FLAP) was used to measure family leisure involvement. FACES II was used to measure family functioning. Results from the father and youth perspective indicated significant relationships between father involvement in both core and balance family leisure to various aspects of family functioning. Core family leisure involvement was the only family leisure involvement variable related to family adaptability …