For example, although people may be more inclined to perceive that their social relationships are more supportive in general, within - person differences in
perceived supportiveness across relationships should simultaneously exist due to the unique dyadic system of each type of relationship.
In our study, the gap in
perceived supportiveness from fathers and mothers was widest for families with a father figure.
Still other work suggests that the relationship between Facebook use and well - being may be more nuanced and potentially influenced by multiple factors including number of Facebook friends,
perceived supportiveness of one's online network, depressive symptomatology, loneliness, and self - esteem [9], [10], [11].
Not exact matches
• The experience of a general lack of support, with the quality of the couple relationship, including disagreement about the pregnancy and
perceived lack of
supportiveness from the mother particularly central (Huang & Warner, 2005; Dudley et al, 2001; Matthey et al, 2000).
While the majority of children
perceive high levels of
supportiveness from resident fathers, a significant minority
perceiving low levels of
supportiveness also have lower overall wellbeing, regardless of other family circumstances.
This gender difference is reflected in other aspects of children's wellbeing: boys also
perceive lower
supportiveness from mothers, have higher levels of behavioural and emotional problems, and report lower wellbeing on other measures used in this study.
In families with a non-biological resident father figure, the finding that a relatively high proportion of children
perceive poor levels of
supportiveness suggests that men who find themselves in the position of being a father figure may have particular difficulties in defining their role, both within the family and in relation to the child's non-resident biological father.
Two sections of the report explore which circumstances may lead to poor father - child relationships (low levels of
perceived fathers»
supportiveness).
An additional 15 %
perceive poor levels of
supportiveness from only one parent, however this is more likely to be with the father (11 %) than with the mother (3 %).
However, a substantial minority (16 %)
perceive poor relationships characterised by low
supportiveness.
As outlined in the previous section, a substantial minority (16 %) of ten year - old children in GUS couple families
perceive low levels of
supportiveness from fathers, and are categorised as having a «poor» father - child relationship.