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EJ537273 CG549457
Title: Spending Time with His Kids: Effects of Family Structure on Fathers' and Children's Lives.Author(s): Cooksey, Elizabeth C.; Fondell, Michelle M.
Source: Journal of Marriage and the Family, v58 n3 p693-707 Aug 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0022-2445
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN1997
Investigates
how fathers spend time with their children, what encourages them
to do this, and the effects of fathers' time on children's academic
achievement. Both family structure and shared activities between
fathers and their children are associated with children's academic
achievement. Discusses other findings. (RB)
Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; Children; Divorce; *Family Structure;
*Fathers; Mothers; *Parent Child Relationship; Parent Participation;
Parent Role; Stepfamily; Well Being
Identifiers: National Survey of Families and Households
