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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Engaged vs. disengaged fathers

Overview

  • Influence: Engaged vs. disengaged fathers
  • Domain: Home
  • Sub-Domain: Family structure
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
  • Influence Definition: The level of father involvement in the school life of their children.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 6
  • Number of studies: 322
  • Number of students: 9,969,589
  • Number of effects: 459
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.21
  • Robustness index: 4

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Conference paper Salzman USA Meta-analysis of studies investigating the effects of father absence on children's cognitive performance 1987 Father present vs. father absent 137 9,955,118 273 0.26
Journal of Marriage and Family Amato & Gilbreth USA Nonresident Fathers and Children's Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis 1999 Fathers presence in family 52 14,471 52 0.07
Early Education and Development McWayne, Downer, Campos, & Harris USA Father involvement during early childhood and its association with children's early learning: A meta-analysis 2013 Father involvement 21 0 22 0.43
Journal of Educational Psychology Kim & Hill USA Including Fathers in the Picture: A Meta-Analysis of Parental Involvement and Students' Academic Achievement 2015 Father involvement 29 0 29 0.28
Journal of Family Psychology Adamsons & Johnson USA An updated and expanded meta-analysis of nonresident fathering and child well-being 2013 Nonresident fathers on achievement 17 0 17 0.04
Urban Education Jeynes USA A meta-analysis: The relationship between father involvement and student academic achievement 2015 Fathers vs. non fathers 66 0 66 0.16
TOTAL/AVERAGE 322 9,969,589 459 0.21
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