Twamley, K;
Brunton, G;
Sutcliffe, K;
Hinds, K;
Thomas, J;
(2013)
Fathers' involvement and the impact on family mental health: Evidence from Millennium Cohort Study analyses.
Community, Work and Family
, 16
(2)
pp. 212-224.
10.1080/13668803.2012.755022.
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Abstract
This paper reports evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) on the relationship between fathers' involvement and the mental well-being of mothers, fathers and children. Drawing on previous research, we use a tripartite definition of father involvement: engagement, accessibility and responsibility. After searching 14 databases and websites, we screened for applicability, coded, quality assessed and synthesised the evidence. The majority of studies focused on 'accessibility' in terms of family structure or on 'responsibility' in terms of father employment. Overall, the studies suggest that aspects of fathers' involvement can positively influence both maternal and child mental well-being; fathers' mental health was only analysed in relation to one aspect of involvement: parental or father employment was found to influence fathers' mental well-being positively. Further MCS-based research is recommended to examine the impact of fathers' involvement on their own mental well-being, as well as the broader impact of a more active or 'modern' fatherhood model encompassing engagement and an understanding of responsibility beyond the breadwinning role. / Este articulo reporta evidencia hallada en el Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) sobre la relación entre la participación familiar de padres y la salud mental de madres, padres, e hijos.Sobre la base de estudios anteriores, definimos la participación familiar de los padres usando tres conceptos: involucramiento, accessibilidad, y responsabilidad. Buscamos evidencia en 14 bases de datos y páginas web, la examinamos por aplicabilidad, la codificamos, evaluamos su calidad y sintetizamos los resultados. La mayoría de los estudios se enfocaron en la ‘accesibilidad’ en términos de la estructura de la familia, o en la ‘responsibilidad’ en términos del empleo del padre. En general los estudios sugieren que ciertos aspectos de la participación de padres influyen positivamente en la salud mental de madres e hijos. La salud mental paternal, en términos de involucramiento, sólo fue analizada con respecto al estado de empleo – dando un efecto positivo. Finalmente, recomendamos más investigación con los datos de MCS para examinar el impacto de la participación familiar de padres en su propia salud mental, así como el impacto de una participación más ‘moderna’ y activa, que incorpore involucramiento y responsabilidad, más allá de la contribución a la economía del hogar.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Fathers' involvement and the impact on family mental health: Evidence from Millennium Cohort Study analyses |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13668803.2012.755022 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2012.755022 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Community, Work & Family on 5 February 2013, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13668803.2012.755022. |
| Keywords: | fathers, involvement, Millennium Cohort Study, rapid evidence assessment, Padres, participación, Millennium Cohort Study, evaluacion rapida de evidencia |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1475552 |
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