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Father attachment, perceived parental relationships, father psychological control, and attachment in romantic relationships: a study on men in emerging adulthood
Abstract
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between attachment styles to fathers, perceived parental relationships, and psychological control of fathers among men in emerging adulthood and their attachment styles in romantic relationships.
Methods: The study is descriptive and exploratory in nature. The study data were collected from 146 participants using the Descriptive Characteristics Questionnaire, Perceived Parenting Scale-Father Form, Psychological Control Scale-Father Form, Father Presence Scale, and Close Relationships Experience Inventory. The analysis of the study data involved the use of numbers, percentages, means, standard deviations, and Pearson correlation analysis.
Results: A positive relationship was found between the father's psychological control and his authoritarian and indifferent attitude toward the mother, and a negative relationship was found between his democratic and protective attitude (p<0.01). A negative relationship was found between the father's psychological control practices and the mean scores of the subdimensions of the Father's Presence Scale (p<0.01). A negative relationship was found between the mean scores of the subdimensions of the Father's Presence Scale and the mean scores of the father's authoritarian and indifferent attitude toward the mother, while a positive relationship was found between the mean scores of the protective and democratic attitude toward the mother (p<0.01). However, no relationship was found between father's psychological control, father's attitude towards mother, father's presence scale and close relationships scale (p>0.05).
Conclusion: It has been shown that father-child relationships and family climate have significant psychosocial effects both during the developmental process and in adult life. Although the relationship established with the father may not be directly related to romantic relationships, it is thought that the needs met and unmet in the relationship with the father will shape individuals' romantic relationships in later life. It is recommended that supportive interventions be designed to strengthen father-child relationships such as family counseling and father support program.

Keywords : Perceived parenting, father attachment, emerging adulthood, psychological control, attachment in romantic relationships

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Volume 3, Issue 1, 2026
Page : 6-14
https://doi.org/10.51271/JNCR-0042
Article Information
Received : 31 Tem 2025
Accepted : 01 Eki 2025
Published : 29 Oca 2026
Corresponding Author :

Yunus Kaya: Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkiye

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Citation : Kaya Y, & Özgen N. (2026). Father attachment, perceived parental relationships, father psychological control, and attachment in romantic relationships: a study on men in emerging adulthood. J Nurs Care Res, 3(1), 6-14.

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