Findings are discussed in terms of implications for further development and use of measures of father involvement and for further study of paternal involvement using the PSID-CDS data set.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps

• Unidimensional Versus Multidimensional Perspectives on Father Involvement (2004) · doi

  Findings are discussed in terms of implications for further development and use of measures of father involvement and for further study of paternal involvement using the PSID-CDS data set.

  Keywords: further involvement discussed terms implications development measures father paternal using psid
• Attachment to God: Differentiating the Contributions of Fathers and Mothers Using the Experiences in Parental Relationships Scale (2011) · doi

  However, this research is limited by the language used to investigate the constructs of interest as well as a lack of differentiation of the contribution of attachment to fathers and attachment to mothers independently.

  Keywords: attachment limited language used investigate constructs interest well lack differentiation contribution fathers mothers independently
• ‘Mad, sad and bad’ to ‘Dad’: care-experienced men’s experiences of fatherhood (2020) · doi

  Although research into the experiences of fathers has multiplied in recent years, there remain lacunae and the experiences of many, for example single parents and those who are disabled or have care experience, remain unexplored.

  Keywords: experiences remain fathers multiplied recent years there lacunae example single parents disabled care experience unexplored
• Paternal Depression and Infant Cognitive Development (2008) · doi

  Further research on paternal depression is needed to understand how paternal depression specifically influences infant cognitive development and to clarify its implications for early intervention.

  Keywords: paternal depression further needed understand specifically influences infant cognitive development clarify implications early intervention
• Fathering Court-Involved Daughters: Fathers' Gender-Specific Concerns About Their Paternal Role (2005) · doi

  The fatherhood literature has expanded over the past several decades, yet the role that fathers may play in their relationships with their problematic adolescents has not been fully examined.

  Keywords: fatherhood literature expanded past several decades role fathers play relationships problematic adolescents fully examined
• Promoting infant well‐being in the context of maternal depression by supporting the father (2009) · doi

  While interventions which include fathers are reported in the literature, the processes involved in the fathers' support of a distressed mother and in his interactions with his infant in the context of maternal depression remain unexplored.

  Keywords: fathers interventions include reported literature processes involved support distressed mother interactions infant context maternal depression