Intending fathers: heterosexual men planning for a first child

Fathers and child neglect.

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between father involvement and child neglect. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Participants were recruited from an inner-city pediatric primary care clinic and a clinic for children at risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection in a teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS Mothers and fathers or father figures, and 244 five-year olds participating in a longitu...

Are Fathers Necessary For Positive Child Development?

Young Disadvantaged Men as Fathers.

This article reviews the existing literature on young disadvantaged fathers' involvement with children. It first outlines the predominant theoretical perspectives regarding father involvement among resident (married and cohabiting) biological fathers, resident social fathers (unrelated romantic partners of children's mothers), and nonresident biological fathers. Second, it presents a brief disc...

Gonorrhea in Men Sex Men and Heterosexual Men

Heterosexual Gender Relations and Masculinity in Fathers Who Smoke

The purpose of this research was to explore the role of masculinity and heterosexual gender relations in new and expectant fathers' explanations of their continued smoking. We conducted a secondary analysis of in-depth interviews with 20 fathers. Two themes were identified: (1) reconciling with partners to maintain a smoke-free family home; and (2) smoking to self-regulate emotions and maintain...