Mark H Trahan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6242404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark H Trahan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark H |
| FAMILY NAME | Trahan |
| SIGNATURE | TRAHAN M H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0871-5487 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Actor-Partner Interdependence Effects of Harsh Parenting and Co-Parenting on Parental Engagement
This study examines the effects of parents’ harsh parenting and co-parenting on parental engagement. 4,049 low-income married couples participating in the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) evaluation study were analyzed using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, which identifies how one parent’s harsh parenting and co-parenting behaviors influence their own parental engagement (actor-effect) and how their partner’s behaviors influence the par…
Parent–Child Closeness as a Mediator Between Mental Health and Parenting Behaviors
Paternal mental health significantly shapes parenting behaviors, yet limited research has examined these dynamics among diverse father populations. This study investigates the relationship between paternal mental health and paternal warmth, with perceived father–child closeness as a potential mediator. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we analyzed data from 301 racially and ethnically diverse fathers. Paternal mental health, modeled as a …
Paternal Self-Efficacy Scale for Nonresident Fathers
Previous research points to the importance of parenting self-efficacy in facilitating father engagement, thereby promoting optimal developmental outcomes in children. Nonresident fathers’ engagement differs from resident fathers, resulting in a need for a novel measure of paternal self-efficacy (PSE). This article presents two studies: Study 1—the development of a measure of nonresident PSE and Study 2—the validation of this measure with low-inco…
A Critical Crossroads in Child Welfare
Father-Adolescent Relationship Closeness
Parenting Engagement in Foster Care Placement Stability and Permanency
Objective: Child welfare services predominately engage mothers, who typically are the primary caregivers of the children. Research on engaging fathers—or fathers and mothers together—in child welfare is limited. This study evaluates engagement of both mothers and fathers in case management services for out-of-home child welfare cases to better understand patterns and quality of parental engagement and the effect of engagement on permanency and st…
Does parent engagement enhance children’s emotional well-being in family team conference? Not a panacea for families with intimate partner violence
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Alcohol and Nicotine
Paternal Self-Efficacy
Parental depression has a negative effect on child development including mental and physical health, language and development, and externalizing and internalizing behavior. This quantitative research study examined the relationship between paternal self-efficacy (PSE) and parenting behaviors often associated with paternal depression. Data from the Survey of Contemporary Fathers were used and responses from self-identified fathers (n = 1,156) on p…
Advancing the innovation of family meeting models
Paternal self-efficacy and father involvement
Testing Gender Applicability of Father Involvement Instruments
This study examines whether three existing instruments assessing fathering behavior can consistently and adequately measure father involvement when administered separately to fathers and mothers. Using a snowball sample method, the researchers surveyed mother and father respondents (N = 133) from 36 social services agencies across the United States about their perceptions of father behavior and factors pertaining to perception of the father role.…
Fathers and Traumatized Youth
Paternal self-efficacy and father involvement
Advancing the innovation of family meeting models
Parenting Engagement in Foster Care Placement Stability and Permanency
Objective: Child welfare services predominately engage mothers, who typically are the primary caregivers of the children. Research on engaging fathers—or fathers and mothers together—in child welfare is limited. This study evaluates engagement of both mothers and fathers in case management services for out-of-home child welfare cases to better understand patterns and quality of parental engagement and the effect of engagement on permanency and st…
Does parent engagement enhance children’s emotional well-being in family team conference? Not a panacea for families with intimate partner violence
Paternal Self-Efficacy
Parental depression has a negative effect on child development including mental and physical health, language and development, and externalizing and internalizing behavior. This quantitative research study examined the relationship between paternal self-efficacy (PSE) and parenting behaviors often associated with paternal depression. Data from the Survey of Contemporary Fathers were used and responses from self-identified fathers (n = 1,156) on p…
Testing Gender Applicability of Father Involvement Instruments
This study examines whether three existing instruments assessing fathering behavior can consistently and adequately measure father involvement when administered separately to fathers and mothers. Using a snowball sample method, the researchers surveyed mother and father respondents (N = 133) from 36 social services agencies across the United States about their perceptions of father behavior and factors pertaining to perception of the father role.…
Fathers and Traumatized Youth
Testing Gender Applicability of Father Involvement Instruments
This study examines whether three existing instruments assessing fathering behavior can consistently and adequately measure father involvement when administered separately to fathers and mothers. Using a snowball sample method, the researchers surveyed mother and father respondents (N = 133) from 36 social services agencies across the United States about their perceptions of father behavior and factors pertaining to perception of the father role.…
Paternal self-efficacy and father involvement
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Alcohol and Nicotine
Paternal Self-Efficacy
Parental depression has a negative effect on child development including mental and physical health, language and development, and externalizing and internalizing behavior. This quantitative research study examined the relationship between paternal self-efficacy (PSE) and parenting behaviors often associated with paternal depression. Data from the Survey of Contemporary Fathers were used and responses from self-identified fathers (n = 1,156) on p…
Advancing the innovation of family meeting models
Parenting Engagement in Foster Care Placement Stability and Permanency
Objective: Child welfare services predominately engage mothers, who typically are the primary caregivers of the children. Research on engaging fathers—or fathers and mothers together—in child welfare is limited. This study evaluates engagement of both mothers and fathers in case management services for out-of-home child welfare cases to better understand patterns and quality of parental engagement and the effect of engagement on permanency and st…
Does parent engagement enhance children’s emotional well-being in family team conference? Not a panacea for families with intimate partner violence
Father-Adolescent Relationship Closeness
Paternal Self-Efficacy Scale for Nonresident Fathers
Previous research points to the importance of parenting self-efficacy in facilitating father engagement, thereby promoting optimal developmental outcomes in children. Nonresident fathers’ engagement differs from resident fathers, resulting in a need for a novel measure of paternal self-efficacy (PSE). This article presents two studies: Study 1—the development of a measure of nonresident PSE and Study 2—the validation of this measure with low-inco…
A Critical Crossroads in Child Welfare
The Actor-Partner Interdependence Effects of Harsh Parenting and Co-Parenting on Parental Engagement
This study examines the effects of parents’ harsh parenting and co-parenting on parental engagement. 4,049 low-income married couples participating in the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) evaluation study were analyzed using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, which identifies how one parent’s harsh parenting and co-parenting behaviors influence their own parental engagement (actor-effect) and how their partner’s behaviors influence the par…
Parent–Child Closeness as a Mediator Between Mental Health and Parenting Behaviors
Paternal mental health significantly shapes parenting behaviors, yet limited research has examined these dynamics among diverse father populations. This study investigates the relationship between paternal mental health and paternal warmth, with perceived father–child closeness as a potential mediator. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we analyzed data from 301 racially and ethnically diverse fathers. Paternal mental health, modeled as a …
Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (7 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Welfare (4 works)