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This finding looks at the relationship between noncustodial father's involvement and the likelihood that sons of divorced parents will exhibit behavioral problems.

For adolescent boys, father’s parenting was significantly correlated with adolescent conduct problems, such as anti-social behavior and delinquency. Quality of parenting by fathers was measured by adolescents’ responses to a set of 14 questions such as asked how often their fathers talked with them, supported their mothers’ decisions and enforced discipline.

Sample or Data Description
Data came from the Iowa Youth and Families Project and the Iowa Single Parent Project, both conducted in 1991. The analytical sample consisted of 407 families.

Source
"Explaining the Higher Incidence of Adjustment Problems Among Children of Divorce Compared with Those in Two-Parent Families"
Simons, Ronald L.
Lin, Kuei-Hsiu, Gordon, Leslie C.; Conger, Rand D.; and Lorenz, Frederick O.
Journal of Marriage and the Family Vol. 61, Number . November, 1999. Page(s) 1020-1033.

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