Father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood: a systematic review

Abstract Background Father involvement, defined in terms of both the quantity and quality of ways in which fathers may be involved, affects the child’s development. How specifically father involvement links to emotion regulation during early childhood (0–5 years) is, however, less clear. Methods Thi...

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Main Authors: Nilo Puglisi, Valentine Rattaz, Nicolas Favez, Hervé Tissot
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Published: BMC 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02182-x
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description Abstract Background Father involvement, defined in terms of both the quantity and quality of ways in which fathers may be involved, affects the child’s development. How specifically father involvement links to emotion regulation during early childhood (0–5 years) is, however, less clear. Methods This literature review synthesizes research on the links between father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood, as well as the measurement methods used to assess them. Ten relevant studies were identified via four databases (up to August 2023). Results Results showed no significant direct links, but significant links appeared between high father involvement and more adaptive emotion regulation when moderated by variables related to the assessment of father involvement and emotion regulation, as well as the characteristics of the father and the child. Conclusions Future research should continue to use observational measures of father behaviors and child emotion regulation, increase the use of physiological measures of emotion regulation, and consider the influence of maternal and family variables.
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spelling doaj-art-9e416bb9088e4cf7a43e1c847fe934122025-08-20T02:22:16ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832024-11-0112111410.1186/s40359-024-02182-xFather involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood: a systematic reviewNilo Puglisi0Valentine Rattaz1Nicolas Favez2Hervé Tissot3Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of GenevaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of GenevaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of GenevaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of GenevaAbstract Background Father involvement, defined in terms of both the quantity and quality of ways in which fathers may be involved, affects the child’s development. How specifically father involvement links to emotion regulation during early childhood (0–5 years) is, however, less clear. Methods This literature review synthesizes research on the links between father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood, as well as the measurement methods used to assess them. Ten relevant studies were identified via four databases (up to August 2023). Results Results showed no significant direct links, but significant links appeared between high father involvement and more adaptive emotion regulation when moderated by variables related to the assessment of father involvement and emotion regulation, as well as the characteristics of the father and the child. Conclusions Future research should continue to use observational measures of father behaviors and child emotion regulation, increase the use of physiological measures of emotion regulation, and consider the influence of maternal and family variables.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02182-xFather involvementEmotion regulationEarly childhoodSystematic reviewFather-child relationship
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Father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood: a systematic review
BMC Psychology
Father involvement
Emotion regulation
Early childhood
Systematic review
Father-child relationship
title Father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood: a systematic review
title_full Father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood: a systematic review
title_fullStr Father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood: a systematic review
title_short Father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood: a systematic review
title_sort father involvement and emotion regulation during early childhood a systematic review
topic Father involvement
Emotion regulation
Early childhood
Systematic review
Father-child relationship
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02182-x
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