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Research on Health Promotion in Mothers and Father Involvement

Research shows that parental involvement in a child's health has positive effects on a child's overall wellbeing. Below are some scholarly articles that provide evidence for the importance of this relationship. They are listed in chronological order with the most recent ones first.

Goldberg, J. (2015) Coparenting and nonresident father's monetary contributions to their children. Journal of Marriage and Family. 77(3), 612-627.

Pedersen, D., Kilzer, G. (2013) Work-to-family conflict and the maternal gatekeeping of dual-earner mothers with young children. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 35(2), 251-262.

Bevan, A. & Reilly, S. (2011) Mother's efforts to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity for their preschool children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 26(5), 395-403

Jordan, K., Freeland-Graves, J., Klohe-Lehman, D., Cai, G., Voruganti, V., Proffitt, M., Nuss, H., Milani, T., Bohman, T. (2007) A nutrition and physical activity intervention promotes weight loss and enhances diet attitudes in low-income mothers of young children. Nutrition Research. 28(1), 13-20.

Fahrenwald, N., Atwood, J., Walker, S., Johnson, D., Berg, K. (2004) A randomized pilot test of "moms on the move": A physical activity intervention for WIC mothers.Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 27(2), 82-90

Allen, S. & Hawkins, A. (1999) Maternal gatekeeping: mother's beliefs and behaviors that inhibit greater father involvement in family work. Journal of Marriage and Family. 61(1), 199-212




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