The impact of responsible fatherhood programs on parenting, psychological well‐being, and financial outcomes: A randomized controlled trial

Kohl, Patricia L.; Krauss, Melissa J.; King, Courtney; Cheng, Shih‐Ying; Fowler, Patrick J.; Goodwin, Destini N.; Tillis, Cheri D.; Sullivan, Halbert; Sorg, Amy; Mueller, Nancy

doi:10.1111/famp.12752

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“…Scholars have confirmed the influence of fathers’ presence on teenagers’ social responsibility. On the one hand, it has been shown that responsible fathers, who are involved in the development of children as male role models, contribute to the development of a sense of social responsibility in children ( Randles, 2020 ; Donnelly et al, 2022 ; Kohl et al, 2022 ). On the other hand, researchers found that absence of fathers may lead to teenagers’ depression, self-loathing, and impulsion and increase their probability of random sexual behavior, whereas casual sex reflected teenagers’ indifference to a sense of responsibility for marriage and love to a certain extent ( Liu, 2017 ; Hehman and Salmon, 2021 ).…”

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Fathers’ presence and adolescents’ interpersonal relationship quality: Moderated mediation model

Sun

Fan

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionMost previous studies focused on the effects of fathers’ presence on adolescent development, but rarely examined the mechanisms underlying the presence of fathers on adolescent development. Moreover, previous studies ignored the impact of fathers’ way of being present on adolescent interpersonal relationships. Based on social identity theory, the present study introduced adolescents’ social responsibility as a mediating variable to explore the influence of father’s presence style on adolescents’ interpersonal. This study examined the mechanism of fathers’ way of being present on father’s presence, adolescents’ social responsibility, and their quality of interpersonal relationships; if fathers adopt a democratic approach to be present, the study examines whether teenagers are more likely to enhance their sense of social responsibility and achieve harmonious interpersonal relationships.MethodsParticipants were 1,942 senior high school and college students who responded to the Fatherhood Questionnaire, Social Responsibility Questionnaire, and Interpersonal Relationship Quality Diagnosis Scale. This study used PROCESS macro of SPSS 24.0 and Amos 26.0 to examine the hypotheses.ResultsEmpirical results demonstrated that (a) fathers’ presence is directly and positively related to adolescents’ social responsibility, (b) fathers’ presence is indirectly and positively related to the quality of adolescents’ interpersonal relationships through social responsibility, and (c) parenting styles played a moderating role in the first half of the fathers’ presence on social responsibility and the quality of interpersonal relationships. Results demonstrated that more harmonious interpersonal relationships were present among teenagers when fathers adopted a democratic upbringing, and this interaction effect on interpersonal relationships was mediated by teenagers’ sense of social responsibility.DiscussionThe findings of this study enrich the literature by exploring the significance of emphasizing fathers’ democratic presence on teenagers’ sense of social responsibility and interpersonal relationships. The practical implications of this study are that society should encourage more fathers to be present and guide them to adopt a democratic parenting style that will benefit adolescents’ development and family well-being.

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Section: Literature Review and Development Of Hypothesesmentioning

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Fathers’ presence and adolescents’ interpersonal relationship quality: Moderated mediation model

Sun

Fan

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Kohl et al, 2022 [20] ; Paoli et al, 2018 [22] ; Sherr, 2010 [21] While fathers can be biological or adoptive adult males, the essence of fatherhood lies in their overall reproductive potential, the likelihood of becoming parents, and their engagement in all facets of family life. Owing to the development of medicine, assisted reproductive technology (ART) has increased the chance of fatherhood for men.…”

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“…(i) The status of father-child bonding A person enters fatherhood when becoming a father with or without blood connection [3,5,12,13,15,[20][21][22][23] . Although bonding with the child is a subjective feeling state of "love" for the child, father-child connection or relationships can be strengthened in this way [2,28] .…”

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Concept Analysis of Fatherhood

Li,

Tian

2023

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Aim: To propose a conceptual definition of fatherhood from the perspective of different disciplines and resources. Background: Fatherhood is frequently used in social and health science. Due to the shift of father’s role from breadwinner to actively involved in family supporting and child-rearing, an updated and clear concept of fatherhood should be needed. Design: Walker and Avant’s methods for concept analysis was used. Data Source: PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health, the Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus, Google Scholar, Online Dictionaries and thesauruses. Review Methods: The primary Search terms were fatherhood, father’s role, the role of fatherhood and father’s experience. Articles were not limited to research reports but also included books, case study and reviews. Results: A new definition of fatherhood is provided based on four components that include a status of father-child bonding and interpersonal relationship among individual, family and others, a person’s paternal identity, right and responsibility of supporting the child, and a reciprocal process constructed in social and cultural settings. Defining attributes, antecedents, and consequences are identified. Implications for nursing discipline are given. Conclusions: This concept analysis confirms a multi-faceted concept of fatherhood with a number of contributing domains, which can benefit the related instrument or theory development in the future.

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“…Despite the prevalence of fatherhood programs, evaluation of these programs is still in the early stages. There are some recently published studies of the efficacy of these programs in regard to improved economic stability and individual well-being of fathers, as well as more father involvement with their children and better coparenting relationship quality (e.g., Avellar et al 2018;Cowan, Cowan, and Gillette 2022;Holmes et al 2010;Kohl et al 2022;Peterson, Cramer, and Thompson 2022). A recent meta-analysis of 30 studies showed small average effects for improvement in father involvement and coparenting; however, across studies there were not significant effects for fathers' economic factors (Holmes et al 2020).…”

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“…Expansion of formative and summative evaluation studies will help to create more effective and successful program designs in the future and serve to inform efforts to develop models of practice. While efficacy studies can provide evidence of program impact by using random control assignment and determining trajectories of change for the average participant in comparison to nonparticipants (e.g., Cowan et al 2022; Kohl et al 2022), process evaluations provide information on factors that influence change among participants and their families. They also can provide more nuanced information useful for program directors and facilitators, particularly since a diverse group of fathers in various settings participate in programs with different designs.…”

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Considering Contextual Influences on Fatherhood Program Participants’ Experiences

Adler-Baeder,

McGill,

Landers

et al. 2024

Journal of Applied Social Science

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The current study assessed multiple changes over 1 year for fatherhood program participants and explored variations in challenges at program start, retention, and improvements in outcomes based on geographic setting, race, and sequencing of services. In a sample of 630 racially diverse fathers, we found enhanced economic vulnerability of urban fathers and Black/other minority fathers, and greater individual and work-related challenges for White fathers at program start. Results from growth modeling indicated fathers reported sustained growth over 1 year in nearly all measures assessed including relationship skills and functioning, hope for ensuring a positive future, father involvement and parent-child relationship quality, child academic adjustment, and commitments and ability to meet financial obligations. Evidence of enhanced benefit of programs in multiple areas over time for rural and White participants, compared with Black/other minority and urban fathers is presented. Results also indicate receiving case management first enhances fathers’ attendance and retention in program classes.

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The impact of responsible fatherhood programs on parenting, psychological well‐being, and financial outcomes: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 6 publications

References 57 publications

Fathers’ presence and adolescents’ interpersonal relationship quality: Moderated mediation model

Fathers’ presence and adolescents’ interpersonal relationship quality: Moderated mediation model

Concept Analysis of Fatherhood

Considering Contextual Influences on Fatherhood Program Participants’ Experiences

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