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Fathers in situational crisis: A comparison of Asian and Western cultures
Author(s) -
Tseng YunShan,
Verklan M. Terese
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2008.00392.x
Subject(s) - situational ethics , perception , coping (psychology) , psychology , situation analysis , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , marketing , neuroscience , business
The purpose of this synthesis was to compare the difference between Asian and Western fathers’ perceptions of their roles when confronted with situational crises involving their children. Twenty‐two studies were reviewed and assigned to one of two categories: the father experiencing a situational crisis related to his child's illness or cultural influences on the paternal role. The results indicated that Asian and Western fathers’ perceptions of crises do not differ greatly. It was concluded that there exists a gap in the literature with respect to the knowledge of Asian fathers’ situational crisis surrounding their child's illness, their coping strategies when faced with their child's illness, as well as their emotional reactions toward family health. Future research should investigate the single or same‐gender father's perceptions and emotional reactions in both Asian and Western cultures.