Can Daughters Overcome?

After all of the research is done, a daughter will perhaps never overcome the negative effects of paternal absenteeism unless she believes she can. Participants were asked their opinion of whether they believed that daughters who have been hurt by the absence of their fathers can overcome the problem and experience healing. Eighty seven of the participants said that they believed it is possible while there were 2 daughters who disagreed. There were 13 daughters who said that daughters may be able to do so while 1 person said that she did not know. These results show that the daughters in this survey believed that there is hope for healing.