What is your opinion on the following:
Daughters who have poor relationships with their fathers (or father figures), or have no father or father figure influence during childhood are more likely to engage in intimate and/or sexual behavior with boys/men at a very young age.
2007-02-14 17:07:10 · 11 answers · asked by momx3 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I agree totally!
2007-02-14 17:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by Jim C 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not true in all cases. When girls are going into there teen years a father and or father figure is important. It starts the stage on how they will relate to men. It helps them to become confident. If there father or father figure is not there say, the parents are divorced and they have no father/daughter relationship. Then this girl will tend to have abandonment issues and bring these issues into dating.
2007-02-15 02:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by Kat G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of a relationship between the two. I could be an anomaly, of course, but I have had a poor relationship with my father and as a senior in high school, I'm still not sexually active. In fact, it has been my mother's experiences, advice, and morals that have guided my decisions--especially with regard to guys. Just be honest and open with your daughter on the topic-- without being unrealistic-- so that she can make that decision wisely, when the time comes.
2007-02-14 17:18:33 · answer #3 · answered by Evangeline 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that is true in many cases because part of the purpose of a father/daughter relationship is for the father to teach his daughter about how men are and how she as a woman should be treated by men. If a man does not teach his daughter that she should be valued and respected, then she is less likely to value and respect herself.
2007-02-15 03:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is only a guess on my part, so maybe I shouldn't answer, but..
I know that girls who have poor relationships with their fathers may be more likely to also end up in poor relationships with boyfriends/husbands.
I can't help but think, though, that with the right upbringing by a strong, solid, mother who knows how to help her daughter have self-esteem and self-respect; a girl may not necessarily get involved with sexual behavior too early.
These days I think influences on girls are so bad that I think many girls with good relationships with their parents still get involved with sex too early, and it doesn't necessarily have to be related to her relationships with her parent(s).
2007-02-14 17:30:11 · answer #5 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Not true. My sister had y dad around al the time and had a great relationship with my dad and a bad relationship with my mom. She had boyfriends since she was extremely young, and her semi-permanent (back then) boyfriend she had sex with since a few months after she met him. So no, this is not true.
2007-02-14 17:24:37 · answer #6 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that this is true because they are looking for the love that they did not get from their fathers.
2007-02-14 17:16:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep in order to seek the sense of 'love' that they didn't receive from the most important male figure in a woman's life: her father
2007-02-14 17:18:03 · answer #8 · answered by #2 on the way! due 12/28 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds true to me. Anecdotally, I have heard of numerous instances of this.
2007-02-14 17:14:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the person.
2007-02-14 17:14:06 · answer #10 · answered by Truth Hurts 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋