A study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family found that fathers in Italy have significantly less contact with their children after parental separation, especially with daughters. Despite the availability of digital communication tools, separated fathers still struggle to maintain consistent relationships. While previous research has shown that fathers generally lose more contact with their children than mothers after separation, less is known about how these patterns differ by the child’s gender or the communication methods used.
Separated fathers struggle to maintain contact with children, especially daughters, study finds
