Father involvement and student achievement: Variations based on demographic contexts

Brent A. McBride, W. Justin Dyer, Daniel J. Laxman

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to longitudinally examine the relationship between father involvement in school settings and student achievement. The sample, pulled from the first and second waves of the PSID-CDS data set, consisted of 596 families with children aged 5-12 at time 1. Results revealed variations in the relationship between father involvement across time and student achievement based on characteristics of the child and demographic contexts of the families, most notable among these being child ethnicity, child gender, and family income. Findings underscore the need to explore how mesosystem pathways of influence on child development may be context-specific.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)810-826
Number of pages17
JournalEarly Child Development and Care
Volume183
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2013

Keywords

  • father involvement
  • schools
  • student achievement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Pediatrics

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