摘要：Fathering practices were assessed by the modified version of the fathering Practices Scale while children`s social adjustment was assessed by the Social Adjustment Scale in this study of 405 first to sixth grade children and their fathers. Fathering practices differed by father`s age,education,occupation,amount of time with children,extent of participation in children`s school activities,mother`s job status,and children`s birth order. Children`s social adjustment varied by father`s education,amount of time with children,and participation in children`s school activities. There were correlations among all four factors of children`s social adjustment and all eight factors of fathering practices. Father`s responsibility for children was the strongest predictor of children`s social adjustment..
