Research has shown that living away from one's biological father is associated with a greater risk of adverse child and adolescent outcomes; yet, the role of the father‐child relationship in understan

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Non‐resident Fathers' Leisure with their Children (2006) · doi

  Despite increasing evidence that fathers can be central to their children’s education, health and wellbeing, and that for many non‐resident fathers contact with their children is important and highly desirable but inadequate, research on non‐resident fathers, fatherhood and family as aspects of contemporary western society is lacking.

  Keywords: fathers children resident despite increasing evidence central education health wellbeing contact important highly desirable inadequate
• Role Modeling Responsibility: The Essential Father Discourse in Responsible Fatherhood Programming and Policy (2018) · doi

  It reveals how, despite lack of evidence that fathers make indispensable gendered contributions to parenting, the focus on male role modeling resonated for marginalized fathers because it characterized them as essential for children’s well-being in their capacity as men, not economic providers.

  Keywords: fathers reveals despite lack evidence make indispensable gendered contributions parenting focus male role modeling resonated
• Family Structure, Father Involvement, and Adolescent Behavioral Outcomes (2006) · doi

  Research has shown that living away from one's biological father is associated with a greater risk of adverse child and adolescent outcomes; yet, the role of the father‐child relationship in understanding this association has not been directly investigated.

  Keywords: father child living away biological associated greater risk adverse adolescent outcomes role relationship understanding association
• Money, Time, or Something Else? Measuring Nonresident Fathers’ Informal and In-Kind Contributions (2018) · doi

  Despite efforts to improve the measurement of low-income, nonresident fathers’ economic contributions to children in large-scale surveys, limited research has examined how survey measures of informal and in-kind support relate to other standard indicators of fathering.

  Keywords: despite efforts improve measurement income nonresident fathers economic contributions children large scale surveys limited examined