This article reviews recent literature on low-income fathers, including the transition to
fatherhood for young unmarried fathers and levels of father involvement among married …

This paper reviews the conceptualisation of paternal involvement and its determinants in the
transition to fatherhood, as well as the major findings from longitudinal studies, with a view to …

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 …

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 …

After decades of focusing on the mother's role in parenting, family studies researchers have
turned their attention to the role of the father in parenting and family development. The …

Involved Fathering and Men's Adult Development is an interdisciplinary book that
synthesizes theoretical, empirical, and anecdotal writings from different fields and provides …

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 …

In Fixing Families, Jennifer Reich takes us inside Child Protective Services for an in-depth
look at the entire organization. Following families from the beginning of a case to its …

In a sample of low-income families (N= 239), structural equation models assessed predictors
of fathers' involvement with preschool-aged children in instrumental, behavioral, and …

This study explored the relations among North American masculine norms, positive
psychology strengths, and psychological well-being in a sample of 250 men ranging in age …