@article {5336, title = {Role of the father}, journal = {Pediatrics}, volume = {102}, number = {5 Suppl E}, year = {1998}, note = {Pruett, K D
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Pediatrics. 1998 Nov;102(5 Suppl E):1253-61.}, month = {Nov}, pages = {1253-61}, abstract = {Fathers make definite contributions to infant development and are now spending more time with their children than in many past decades. This article reviews the most compelling research on the developmental importance of fathers, including father-infant attachment and interaction, and differences between maternal and paternal interaction styles. Results of a long-term study of primary caregiving fathers also are presented.}, keywords = {*Child Development, *Father-Child Relations, *Object Attachment, *Psychology, Child, Adult, Fathers/psychology, Female, Humans, Infant, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Role}, isbn = {1098-4275 (Electronic)
0031-4005 (Linking)}, author = {Pruett, K. D.} }