| Abstract: | The present study adds to the gradually increasing number of investigations on the effect of the degree of presence of father in the familial configuration and personality functioning. In this study, capacity to choose a larger but temporally remote gratification as opposed to a lesser immediate one was investigated in 2 West Indian (Trinidad) Negro subcultures characterized by the general absence of father. Ss were of 2 age groups (8-9 and 11-14). The hypothesis that father absence would be related to preference for immediate gratification was found in the younger, but not the older group. Results are discussed in comparison to other research in this area. From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4FG16M. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
