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Father Involvement:. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Sep 2008, Pages: 144
Continued high rates of divorce and non-marital
childbirths have increased the number of
non-custodial fathers and present new challenges to
performing traditional father roles. Only recently
have judicial, family practice, and research
communities viewed non-custodial fathers outside the
traditional role expectation of child support
compliance and acknowledged that beyond their
financial contributions, father presence is
important in child development. Based on the
traditions of role theory (Biddle and Thomas, 1979)
and self-efficacy theory (Bandura, 1997), this study
examined non-custodial fathers and their involvement
with their child. Study results suggest parent
satisfaction had the largest direct effect on
paternal involvement while co-parenting
relationships had a minor effect. The large effect
of parent satisfaction on paternal involvement may
have been moderated by the non-custodial
fathers’participation in the Erie Family Center for
Child Development Fatherhood Initiatives.
Implications for social work practice
and social welfare policy are discussed.
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