Relation of Type and Onset of Father Absence to Cognitive Development.

Santrock, John W.

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Relation of Type and Onset of Father Absence to Cognitive Development

Santrock, John W.

Child Development, 43, 2, 455-69, Jun 72

While father absence due to divorce, desertion, or separation had the most negative influence in the initial 2 years of the child's life for boys and girls, father absence due to death was the most detrimental when it occurred in the 6 - 9 period of the boy's life. (Author)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Data Analysis, Developmental Psychology, Fatherless Family, Intelligence Quotient, Relationship, Sex Differences

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