Family Facts: Social Science Research on Family, Society & Religion
| Children in intact families are less likely to exhibit behavioral problems than children in other family structures. A recent study in the Journal of Marriage and Family found that a father’s engagement with his children may play a role in the relationship between family structure and adolescent behavior. In a survey of over 2000 adolescents between the ages of ten and fourteen, youths who reported that their biological fathers were engaged in their lives were less like to exhibit aggressive and anti-social behavior than youths who reported having less-involved fathers. Paternal involvement was defined by how often a father talked with his children, spent time and did activities with them, and knew their whereabouts, as well as by how close his children felt to him. Read this finding The Heritage Foundation's familyfacts.org catalogs social science findings on the family, society and religion gleaned from peer-reviewed journals, books and government surveys. Serving policymakers, journalists, scholars and the general public, familyfacts.org makes social science research easily accessible to the non-specialist. |
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Findings on family structure, the father-child relationship, and adolescent behavior:
 Adolescents living with married, biological parents were less likely to exhibit delinquent behaviors...(more) Greater paternal involvement was associated with fewer behavior problems in children...(more) Family Research Experts:
Pat Fagan William H. G. FitzGerald Research Fellow in Family and Cultural Issues Christine Kim Policy Analyst, Domestic Policy Studies Jennifer Marshall Director, Domestic Policy Studies For Interviews call Media Relations at (202) 675-1761 |
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Events:Religious Practice and Civic Life: What the Research Says October 4, 2007 |