Father involvement and outcomes in adolescence

End of Award Report (Ref R000223309) ESRC

"In recent years there has been considerable research from the US on positive outcomes for children whose fathers become 'involved' in their care. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether there was similar evidence in the UK using longitudinal data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS). NCDS is an ongoing longitudinal study of some 17,000 children who were born in England, Wales and Scotland in one week in 1958. These children have been followed up at frequent intervals during their childhood and into adult life. In NCDS we were able to explore fathers' involvement with their children when the children were aged 7, 11, and 16 years of age."