The effects of father involvement : an updated research summary of the evidence

Abstract

Title from title frame of PDF file; viewed 16/8/2007. "May 2007." At head of title: FIRA: Father Involvement Research Alliance. This report is an update of a 2002 summary of international research on the impact of father involvement on children's developmental outcomes, the co-parenting relationship, and development of fathers themselves. Introduction -- Cognitive development -- Emotional development and well being -- Social development -- Physical health -- Decrease in negative child development outcomes -- Effects of father abscence on child development outcomes -- Benefits of father involvement for fathers -- Co-parental relationship -- Non-residential fathers -- Fathers & work: importance of provider roles -- Effects of family income on child development outcomes -- Impact of father involvement on work -- Balancing work and family: barriers and pathways -- Measure of father involvement -- Measuring father involvement and its impact: challenges and qualifications -- Summary.