Personality profiles and openness to the world in Brazilian fathers

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https://doi.org/10.34019/1982-1247.2023.v17.35774

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Fatherhood, Father child relations, Personality

Abstract

To identify the relationship between the father's personality profiles and the paternal function of openness to the world (OW), 171 fathers from two-parent families were evaluated. Through the hierarchical clustering, four personality profiles were created according to the Big Five Factors model, which were related to the dimensions of OW by structural equation modeling. All profiles showed high friendliness as a protective factor for the exercise of the paternal role of OW, as well as the presence of conscientiousness was a protective factor; while the moderate presence of neuroticism was a risk factor for the increased punishment reported by these parents.

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Author Biographies

Maria Luiza Iusten da Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

Mestre em Psicologia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, na área Saúde e Contextos de Desenvolvimento. Atua como Psicóloga Clínica realizando atendimentos de jovens e adultos.

Carina Nunes Bossardi , Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Brasil

Professora e coordenadora do Programa de Mestrado em Psicologia (UNIVALI) e atua como professora do Curso de Psicologia e como professora do Mestrado em Saúde e Gestão do Trabalho da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Brasil.

Carolina Duarte de Souza, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Professora colaborada do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Desenvolvimento Infantil (NEPeDI) na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina e professora colaboradora do Familiare Instituto Sistêmico. Psicoterapeuta no Espaço Coral, Brasil.

Erikson Kaszubowski, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

Trabalha como psicólogo clínico no Serviço de Atenção Psicológica da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina e como consultor independente para modelagem e análise de dados.

Cremildo Carlos Jorge, Universidade de Licungo, Mozambique

Professor Assistente na Universidade de Licungo em Quelimane (Moçambique).  Doutorando do Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil.

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Published

2023-05-13