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Father Involvement and Adolescent Adjustment: Longitudinal Findings from Add Health


  Author: Andrea K. Finlay
Publisher: Mens Studies Press
Publication: Fathering
Document Date:                  March 22, 2006
Category: Adolescence/Youth > Youth Suicide
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Substance Use/Abuse
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
 

This study examined fathers' involvement in their teens' lives and associated levels of problem behaviors, including depressive symptoms.  The researchers conclude that the residential fathering aspect of two-parent families is associated with less problem behavior and depressive symptoms in adolescents.

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