Cited by 77Family Dynamics and RelationshipsParental Involvement in EducationReading and Literacy Development

The determinants of father involvement and connections to children’s literacy and language outcomes: review of the literature.

Varghese, Cheryl, Wachen, John·2016·Marriage & Family Review

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This review synthesizes findings from the literature about the impact of father involvement on children's literacy and language outcomes. Various proximal and distal factors influence levels of fathers’ involvement in literacy activities and fathers’ contributions to language development. Fathers’ education, income level, residence status, and relationship with the child's mother were indirect factors associated with children's literacy and language outcomes. Fathers also made unique, direct contributions to their children's literacy and language outcomes through the use of complex language, engagement in reading and writing activities, and responsive parenting behaviors. This review concludes by identifying gaps in the literature about other important contextual factors that may influence father involvement and about specific types of literacy activities that fathers engage in with their children.

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Authors
Varghese, C., & Wachen, J.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Varghese, Cheryl
Venue
Marriage & Family Review
Published
2015-10-07
Volume
52
Issue
4
Pages
331-359
ISSN
  • 0149-4929 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-9635
OpenAlex
W2235775726
Cited by
77
References
67
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3
FWCI
6.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Marriage & Family Review (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Education › Parental Involvement in Education
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
Keywords
father involvement, children's literacy, language development, father-child relationship, paternal education, parental income, responsive parenting, reading and writing activities, complex language, child language outcomes

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