1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]his study investigated professionals’ attitudes towards including fathers in their interventions with families. It also examined whether professionals’ perceptions of the fathers they encountered in their practice, as well as their perceived level of self-efficacy when working with them, were associated with their attitudes towards the importance of including fathers in such interventions.» (p. 1945)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’étude est basée sur la participation de 296 professionnelles (90% de femmes) œuvrant dans le domaine de la santé, des services sociaux, de l’éducation et des services communautaires. Les participantes provenaient de milieux urbains, semi-urbains et ruraux.

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

Authors mention that «even though women perceived fathers more positively, men felt more confident when working with them. […] In the present study, this result might be explained by the fact that most male professionals worked in social services and may have dealt with a larger proportion of fathers facing difficulties and problematic situations. [T]he results also indicated that frequency of contact with fathers was positively associated with perceived self-efficacy. Thus, engaging in more frequent contact with fathers might be one way for female professionals to increase their perceived self-efficacy. […] The present study also investigated what variables might influence professionals’ attitudes regarding the importance of including fathers in their interventions with families. The results indicated that positive perceptions of fathers were associated with more positive attitudes regarding the importance of fathers’ inclusion. Perceived self-efficacy was also identified as a mediator in this relationship.» (1949-1950)