When fathers are involved: Examining relational and psychosocial health among military families
Mallette, J. K., O’Neal, C. W., Richardson, E. W., & Mancini, J. A. (2021). When fathers are involved: Examining relational and psychosocial health among military families. Family Process, 60(2), 602-622. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12566
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Literature from civilian populations indicates that father involvement (e.g., helping
kids with homework) is beneficial (e.g., psychosocially) not only for children but for other family members
as well. However, less is known about father involvement in military contexts. Using a risk and resilience
perspective and family systems theory, this study examined how father involvement was associated with the
well-being (i.e., depression, life satisfaction, and self-efficacy) of active-duty fathers, civilian mothers, and
their adolescents in a sample of 207 families. Additionally, this study explored how the associations between
father involvement and well-being vary depending on aspects of military life (e.g., rank, deployment) as well
as healthy family flexibility (i.e., the ability to adapt to challenges) and marital quality. Father involvement was
associated with fathers’ own and other family members’ well-being, particularly in the context of high marital
quality.
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