In this application, the principal investigator proposes to use the longitudinal history data in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and data from the Child Development Supplement to examine father's roles in children's early development in the context of family processes, parental values, and the relationship between parents. The goals of this project are to: (1) describe how paternal involvement in the form of time and financial and psychological resources differ by family structure; (2) test hypotheses about factors that affect father's involvement behavior; (3) investigate how children's psychological and cognitive well-being relates to fathers' attitudes and investment behavior. Multivariate analyses involving regression models, structural equation models, and sibling models will be performed to test hypotheses about paternal involvement.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Small Research Grants (R03)
Project #
7R03HD038860-02
Application #
6482357
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SNEM-3 (01))
Program Officer
Casper, Lynne M
Project Start
2000-05-01
Project End
2002-12-31
Budget Start
2001-01-16
Budget End
2001-12-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$74,427
Indirect Cost
Name
New York University
Department
Social Sciences
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
004514360
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10012
Yeung, W Jean; Linver, Miriam R; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne (2002) How money matters for young children's development: parental investment and family processes. Child Dev 73:1861-79