This gender difference is reflected in other aspects of children's wellbeing: boys also perceive
lower supportiveness from mothers, have higher levels of behavioural and emotional problems, and report lower wellbeing on other measures used in this study.
Boys report slightly
lower supportiveness from fathers than girls.
Boys report slightly
lower supportiveness from fathers than do girls.
Children with a father figure report
lower supportiveness than those with a resident biological father
However, a substantial minority (16 %) perceive poor relationships characterised by
low supportiveness.
Not exact matches
While the majority of children perceive high levels of
supportiveness from resident fathers, a significant minority perceiving
low levels of
supportiveness also have
lower overall wellbeing, regardless of other family circumstances.
Although fathers»
supportiveness is generally at
lower levels than mothers», relations with both parents appear equally important for ten year - olds» school adjustment, relations with peers and overall wellbeing.
Average relationship
supportiveness scores are slightly
lower for father - child relationships than for mother - child relationships [4].
Two sections of the report explore which circumstances may lead to poor father - child relationships (
low levels of perceived fathers»
supportiveness).
As outlined in the previous section, a substantial minority (16 %) of ten year - old children in GUS couple families perceive
low levels of
supportiveness from fathers, and are categorised as having a «poor» father - child relationship.