Over the last twenty years it has become recognized that fathers play a crucial role in child
development and subsequent adult status and behaviour. This book presents the state-of …

Throughout the 1990s, scholars interested in fatherhood have generated a voluminous, rich,
and diverse body of work. We selectively review this literature with an eye toward prominent …

The purpose of this chapter is to review theoretical and empirical literature pertinent to two
questions that have generated growing attention and debate over the past 40 years. The …

Researchers began studying the impact of fathers on child development approximately 70
years ago. Since then, studies of fathers' influence and experience with children have …

ABSTRACT A meta-analysis was undertaken, including 34 studies, to determine whether
fathers play a unique role in parenting that is different from mothers' roles. Statistical …

Since the last decade review of the fathering literature in 2000, scholars across numerous
disciplines such as demography, family studies, medicine, nursing, law, psychology, social …

This paper examines current knowledge and thinking about fathering during the infancy
period, in terms of research, practice, and social policy. The analysis is conducted at four …

New edition of the classic The Role of the Father in Child Development The Role of the
Father in Child Development, Fourth Edition brings together contributions from an …

Highlights•Father involvement can significantly influence children's developmental
outcomes.•Increased paternal sensitivity and engagement are associated with reduced child …

Objective: This systematic review aims to describe longitudinal evidence on the effects of
father involvement on children's developmental outcomes. Methods: Father involvement was …