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The Causal Effects of Father Absence
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The literature on father absence is frequently criticized for its use of cross-sectional data and methods that fail to take account of possible omitted variable bias and reverse causality. We review studies that have responded to this critique by employing a variety of innovative research designs to identify the causal effect of father absence, including studies using lagged dependent variable models, growth curve models, individual fixed effects models, sibling fixed effects models, natural experiments, and propensity score matching models. Our assessment is that studies using more rigorous designs continue to find negative effects of father absence on offspring well-being, although the magnitude of these effects is smaller than what is found using traditional cross-sectional designs. The evidence is strongest and most consistent for outcomes such as high school graduation, children's social-emotional adjustment, and adult mental health.
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- McLanahan, S., Tach, L., & Schneider, D.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Sociology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2013-07-30
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 399-427
- ISSN
- 0360-0572 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2115
- OpenAlex
- W2099466330
- Cited by
- 598
- References
- 65
- FWCI
- 11.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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