Sarah Allen and Kerry Daley wrote an article titled, "The Effects of Father Involvement: An Updated Research Summary of the Evidence," which I thought was excellent. Here are a few excerpts:
Infants of highly involved fathers are more cognitively competent at 6 months (and age 1, and at age 3) . School aged children of involved fathers are also better academic achievers and are more likely to enjoy school.
Children of involved fathers are more likely to have higher levels of economic and educational achievement, career success, occupational competency, better educational outcomes, and psychological well-being.
Father involvement has been linked to: children's overall life satisfaction, less depression, less conduct problems, greater sense of social competence, higher levels of self-reported happiness, fewer anxiety symptoms, a great tolerance for stress and frustration, superior problem solving and adaptive skills, better management of emotions, greater internal locus of control, greater ability to take initiative, higher self-esteem, and a higher likelihood of positive peer relations.
The variable that is most consistently associated with positive life outcomes for children is the quality of the father child relationship.
Men who are involved fathers feel more self confident and more satisfied with their lives.
The father's level of involvement in the child's life is partly determined by the extent to which mothers permit participation.
Men's emotional involvement with their children was found to act as a buffer against work related stressed.
Workplace barriers such as longer work hours are ranked by father as the most important reason for low levels of paternal involvement.
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