Skip to main content

ETHNOS_APP

Home • Search • Journals • List 0

Father Play

Is It Special

Bibliographic Data

ID11276510
AuthorsNatasha J Cabrera, Natasha Cabrera (0000-0002-1558-7356, University of Maryland, corresponding author), Lori A Roggman (0000-0002-0048-9518, Utah State University), Lori Roggman (Utah State University)
Year2017
Volume38
Issue6
Pages706-708
Publication date2017-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInfant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/imhj.21680
PMID29120495
OpenAlexW2767357002
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited3

Both mothers and fathers play with their children, but research on parent–child play interactions is conducted with mothers three times more often than it is with fathers. The articles in this special issue address this gap by focusing on the nature and quality of father–child play, across cultural contexts, and considering whether father play offers something unique and special for early human development, in infancy or early childhood. The studies show that fathers can be just as developmentally supportive as are mothers in terms of being playful and engaged with their children in ways that are related to greater child socioemotional competence, emotion regulation, and vocabulary, and to less aggression, anxiety, and negativity. We encourage future research to examine the cultural influences, family system dynamics, and specificity of timing and types of father–child play in relation to children's developmental competence

Aggression · Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Negativity effect · Socioemotional selectivity theory · Vocabulary · Child Development and Digital Technology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

  • Self-Reported Parental Interactions through Play with Young Children in Thailand

    Open Access•Thitikorn Topothai, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat et al.•International Journal of…•2022

  • Are fathers' rearing histories associated with their involvement in childrearing? A Peruvian study

    Open Access•Magaly Nóblega, Marisut Guimet et al.•Psicologia•2022

  • Thailand Achievement of SDG Indicator 4.2.1 on Early Child Development

    Open Access•Thitikorn Topothai, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat et al.•International Journal of…•2022

  • Dad, I’m not even doing anything!’

    Open Access•Erhan Alabay, Yüksel Kantekin Atabay•BMC Psychology•2025

  • Paternal separation as an independent risk factor for irritable bowel syndrome in rural Chinese left-behind children

    Open Access•Zhongcao Wei, Yu Zhang et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2025

  • Infant-directed Speech by Dutch Fathers

    Titia Benders, Jennifer M Stgeorge et al.•Language Learning and Development•2021

  • Beyond W.E.I.R.D. (Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic)‐centric theories and perspectives

    Open Access•Li Xuan, Yang Hu et al.•Journal of Family Theory & Review•2021

  • Parent–child interactions as predictors of coparenting

    Annie Bernier, Chantal Cyr et al.•Journal of Family Studies•2021

  • Profiles of father involvement among unmarried Black fathers and child social–emotional functioning

    Open Access•Susan Yoon, Jingyi Wang et al.•Social Development•2024

  • Stability of father- and mother-child synchrony in a playful setting from preschool to middle childhood

    Open Access•Jean-François Bureau, Philip Trepiak et al.•Early Childhood Research Quarterly•2021

  • Introduction to Special Issue Contributions of father-child relationship to children's development within the larger family system

    Open Access•Katrien O W Helmerhorst, Mirjana Majdandžić et al.•Early Childhood Research Quarterly•2022

  • Profiles of joint mothering and fathering in young children from low-income families

    Open Access•Rong Huang, Panpan Yang et al.•Early Childhood Research Quarterly•2026

  • Fathers' infant‐directed speech and its effects on child language development

    Open Access•Naja Ferjan Ramírez•Language and Linguistics Compass•2022

  • Habla conmigo, daddy! Fathers’ language input in North American bilingual Latinx families

    Open Access•Naja Ferjan Ramírez, Daniel S Hippe et al.•Infancy•2022

  • Survey Measures on Paternal Parenting

    Tracy K Y Wong, Chiaki Konishi et al.•Marriage & Family Review•2022

  • Profiles of parental reflective functioning and mind‐mindedness in first‐time parents of 4‐month‐old infants

    Open Access•Eva Back Madsen, Ida Egmose et al.•Infant Mental Health Journal•2025

  • The Evolution of Fathering Research in the 21st Century

    Open Access•Sarah J Schoppe‐sullivan, Jay Fagan•Journal of Marriage and the Family•2020

  • How Parents Play

    Open Access•C Liu, Amanda W Harrist et al.•Journal of Family Issues•2025

  • Mothers' and fathers' views on the importance of play for their children's development

    Open Access•Gillian M Waters, Georgina R Tidswell et al.•British Journal of Educational…•2022

  • Do Fathers Just Want to Have Fun

    Open Access•Lori A Roggman•Human Development•2004

  • Origins of Human Communication

    M Tomasello•Origins of human communication•2008

  • The Ecology of Father‐Child Relationships

    Open Access•Natasha Cabrera, Hiram E Fitzgerald et al.•Journal of Family Theory & Review•2014

Unique citing works19
Citations per year3,17
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 17
Ethnos_APP • Open Source Project • MIT License • Frontend v2.0.0 • Privacy and Cookies • API Documentation: api.ethnos.app/docs • API Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17049435 • Frontend Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17050053 • cruz.rio.br • Expectantes Misericordiae