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The changing role of fathers? Current understandings and future directions for research and practice
Author(s) -
Russell Graeme,
Radojevic Marija
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0355(199224)13:4<296::aid-imhj2280130405>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , engineering ethics , sociology , psychology , engineering , electrical engineering
This paper examines current knowledge and thinking about fathering during the infancy period, in terms of research, practice, and social policy. The analysis is conducted at four levels: (1) Description of fathering in terms of men's feelings about being fathers, their involvement with their children, and the nature of infant interactions; (2) the antecedents of father involvement; (3) the effects that fathering has on child development and on the development of fathers, themselves; (4) the implications of findings for social policies and practices (e.g., for approaches to parent education). A major conclusion of the review is that despite a recent shift to place more emphasis on fathers, there is not as much evidence of fathers having been fully integrated into family research paradigms and theoretical models of family processes.