Divorced fathers: predictors of continued paternal involvement.
The author investigated factors associated with continued involvement 3 years after divorce of fathers who did not have custody of their children. Feeling competent in the role of father, degree of involvement in child rearing 1 year after divorce, and the ease with which they were able to see their children were associated with fathers' greater participation 3 years after divorce. There was no relationship between how often a divorced father saw his children and how involved he felt in child rearing. All fathers were struggling with a sense of confusion and difficulty about their status as parents.
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002668:Child Rearing; D004243:Divorce; D005190:Family; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011336:Probability; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior