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1) What is the relationship between different kinds (e.g. attachment, responsiveness,
warmth, etc) and intensities (e.g. higher versus lower levels of participation) of father
involvement and child and adolescent outcomes?
2) Do specific types of involvement at one stage of development result in particular
outcomes later in childhood or adolescence? For example, does a high degree of
responsiveness in early childhood result in better outcomes in adolescence (e.g.
completion of high school, less engagement in risky behavior, etc).
3) What do we know about the impact of father involvement in the context of family
dynamics and change? For example, does father involvement change in the event of
separation or divorce? What are the impacts on child and adolescent development?
4) What do we know about father involvement in various socio-economic contexts? For
example, does father involvement vary among various cultural groups (e.g. ethnic,
linguistic, religious), at particular times (e.g. financial crisis), in particular settings
(e.g. rural/urban, region)? And, how do these differences affect children and
adolescents?
5) Based on the analysis of the literature and analytical framework developed, what
research questions are raised that future analysis could consider?
The project is to be completed using existing published material. This means that
proposals to analyze existing qualitative (e.g. interviews, focus groups, case studies,
etc.) and/or quantitative (e.g. survey, census or administrative information) data will not
be accepted. Similarly, proposals in which the bidder suggests to collect new qualitative
and/or quantitative data will not be accepted. New data includes the collection of
quantitative (e.g. surveys, etc.) and/or qualitative (e.g. focus groups, key informant
interviews, case studies, etc.) information.
References:
Coté, S M., Boivin, M., Nagin, D.S., Japel, C., Xu, Q., Zoccolillo, M., Junger, M., and
Tremblay, R. (November 2007) “The Role of Maternal Education and
Nonmaternal Care Services in the Prevention of Children’s Physical Aggression
Problems” Archive of General Psychiatry, vol 64(11):1305-1312.
Galameau, D (December 2005) “Education and income of lone parents” Perspectives
on Labour and Income, vol 6(12) http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/75-001-
XIE/11205/art-1.htm http://www.statcan.ca/francais/freepub/75-001-
XIF/11205/art-1_f.htm
Lamb, M. E. (Ed.). (1981). The role of the father in child development. New York: Wiley.
Lamb, M. E., Pleck, J. H., Charnov, E. L., & Levine, J. A. (1985). “Paternal behavior in
humans”. American Zoologist, 25:883–894.
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