Fathering and Child Outcomes

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-art on fathering and its determinants. Based on original research into the effects that different styles of fathering can have on children, it explores the long and short terms outcomes of involved fathering on different domains of children s lives, including academic achievement, mental health, socio-economic status, adolescent relationships and delinquency.Content:
Chapter 1 Fathering: A Changing Perspective (pages 1–19):
Chapter 2 Factors Associated with Father Involvement in Two?Parent Families (pages 20–52):
Chapter 3 Father Involvement and Children's Mental Health Outcomes (pages 53–82):
Chapter 4 Father Involvement and Children's Educational Outcomes (pages 83–98):
Chapter 5 Father Involvement and Children's Aggressive Behaviour (pages 99–111):
Chapter 6 Father Involvement and Children's Quality of Relationships (pages 112–125):
Chapter 7 Father Involvement and Children's Socio?Economic Outcomes (pages 126–152):
Chapter 8 Non?Resident Fathers' Parenting: Determinants and Children's Psychological Outcomes (pages 153–178):
Chapter 9 Conclusions (pages 179–188):