Authors : Fatma Tezel Sahin and Arzu Ozyurek
Abstract: In this study, we aim to analyze, the attitudes of fathers living in urban and rural areas towards their preschool period children of 5-6 years old age groups. The 381 fathers, who were chosen thorough random sampling method, 117 of whom lived in rural regions and 264 of whom lived in urban were taken as our sample set. Family Attitude Inventory developed by Oner and Torun was used in data acquisition. In the analysis of data, frequencies and percentages were graphically determined. Two dimensional and double-way variance analysis and in some cases one way variance analysis were used to determine inter-variable differential. In cases, where the results of ANOVA (Analyses of Variance) were meaningful, Scheffe test with a significance level of 0.05 was used to differentiate between groups. Our results suggest that attitudes of the fathers are significantly influenced by allocation unit, father’s age and learning level as well as child’s birth sequence and gender (p<0.05).
Fatma Tezel Sahin and Arzu Ozyurek , 2009. The Influence of Allocation Unit and Demographic Characteristics on Father’s Attitudes Towards Their Children. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 6: 84-90.