«The Effects of Single - Mother Families and Nonresident
Fathers on Delinquency and Substance Abuse in Black and White Adolescents.»
Not exact matches
• For white adolescent males in America, non-resident
father involvement was found to buffer the negative effects of living in a lone - mother family
on delinquency, heavy drinking and illicit drug use (Thomas et al, 1996).
Applied social services may be concerned with the impacts of
father absence
on children's social development (including juvenile
delinquency and engagement in criminal activities),
on the reasons why men do or do not provide child support, or the role of
father figures in child physical abuse.
A variety of studies suggest that
fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive develop
fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of
fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive develop
fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based
on early childhood cues such as
father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g.,
delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34
Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive develop
Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35
Research shows that high - quality
father involvement and support are associated with a number of positive child outcomes, including decreased
delinquency and behavioral problems, improved cognitive development, increased educational attainment, and better psychological wellbeing.8 Children with involved
fathers,
on average, perform better in school, have higher self - esteem, and exhibit greater empathy, emotional security, curiosity, and pro-social behavior.
However, other studies have found that
father contact has a detrimental effect
on children's math scores,
delinquency, and behavior problems.
Future studies should make an effort to involve both
fathers and mothers in their investigations and more clearly distinguish between
father's and mother's reports
on parenting when analyzing the link between parenting and
delinquency.
Our findings suggest that
fathers may even have more influence
on their sons»
delinquency than mothers, supporting the contention that it is important to work with
fathers when treating
delinquency in boys.
Applied social services may be concerned with the impacts of
father absence
on children's social development (including juvenile
delinquency and engagement in criminal activities),
on the reasons why men do or do not provide child support, or the role of
father figures in child physical abuse.
Fact: «Although early research suggests that youth living in two - parent biological families fare better
on a range of developmental outcomes than those in single - parent or alternative structures (Amato and Keith, 1991), this research typically finds that effects of family structure
on developmental outcomes such as
delinquency are not strong (Hetherington and Kelly, 2002)... More tangible differences in family dynamics or circumstances — such as supervision practices — are largely responsible when study groups have different outcomes... The highest rates of
delinquency were for youth in
father - only households, followed by
father - stepmother...»
A variety of studies suggest that
fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive develop
fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of
fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive develop
fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based
on early childhood cues such as
father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g.,
delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34
Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive develop
Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35
Given that studies examining attachment to mothers and
fathers separately are scarce, it remains unclear whether attachment to
father has a different effect
on delinquency in sons and daughters than attachment to mother.