Nurturant Fathering Scale (NFS)
Psychology1 sample item
About this scale
This scale is about the perception of a father's role in one's life. Arguably, the expectations about fathers has changed over the course of the 20th century ( Finley and Schwartz, 2004 ). Finley and Schwartz Nurturant Fathering Scale measures exactly how nurturing a father is according to the person who fills in the form.
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Source & citation
Finley, G.E. & Schwartz, S.J. (2004). The father involvement and nurturant fathering scales: retrospective measures for adolescent and adult children. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 64(1) , 143-164. DOI: 10.1177/0013164403258453.
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