title: The inclusion of fathers in the empirical investigation of child psychopathology: an update.
abstract: This investigation provides an update on the inclusion of fathers in child psychopathology research. Articles published from January 1992 to January 2005 that examined parental contributions to child psychological maladjustment were identified. Each article was coded for child age, parental race, how parent gender was analyzed, type of journal, and year of publication. Overall, results replicated previous reviews (Phares & Compas, 1992), suggesting that fathers continue to be neglected in child psychopathology research. Further analyses revealed (a) higher rates of paternal research involvement as child age increased, (b) studies with a predominantly Caucasian sample included separate analyses for mothers and fathers more frequently than those with predominantly African American samples, (c) paternal research inclusion was higher in clinical compared to developmental psychology journals, and (d) over the past 6 years, more research has included fathers as participants than from the previous 7-year period (1992-1998).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA. michael.cassano@umit.maine.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cassano
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adrian
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Veits
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D036262:Empirical Research; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000379:methods*; D011599:Psychopathology / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology