Paternal involvement in children's lives is associated with a variety of child outcomes,
including improved cognition, improved mental health, reduced obesity rates, and asthma …

Fatherhood is gaining ever more public and political attention, stimulated by the increasing
prominence of fathers' rights groups and the introduction of social policies, such as paternity …

1950s and 1960s, the study of fathering within father-present families was limited, and the
research available focused especially on the father's role in children's development of …

This study explored the relationships between maternal gatekeeping, mothers' perceptions
of father competence, mothers' attitudes about the father role, and amount of father …

The current study examined the role of empathy and self‐regulation as mediators between
positive parenting (mothering and fathering) and early adolescents' prosocial behavior …

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 …

The purpose of the current study was to explore how mother's and father's connectedness
and involvement individually and collectively influence the lives of their children …

Media use in families has generally been examined from a narrow viewpoint, focusing on
monitoring or co-viewing. The current research provides an expanded view of positive …

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 …

Scholars propose a typology for adolescent daughters' well-being in father/daughter
relationships that includes engagement, accessibility, and responsibility. The purpose of this …