Fathers and Fathering in Contemporary Contexts (2012 AnnualResearch Conference, National Center for Family & Marriage Research) [Webpage].

This Web page contains resources from the National Center for Family & Marriage Research's 2012 annual research conference. The goal of this conference was to move forward the understanding of fathers and fathering in contemporarycontexts and examine their linkages to well-being. Thepanel of interdisciplinary researchers discussed cuttingedge topics on fatherhood and fathering by sharing newtheoretical, empirical, methodological, and measurementinsights. Further, researchers addressed how their workinforms current policy debates.

Substantive topics included:

* Resident Fathers
* Nonresident Fathers
* Co-Parenting
* Father Involvement & Well-being
* Fathers in Diverse Contexts(Author abstract modified)