Most of the many existing ways to conceive and measure paternal relationships incorporate ways to gauge father involvement. Although father involvement is a well‐established, important component of studying fathering relationships, it offers a circumscribed understanding of key characteristics of father–child relationships and their quality. Synthesizing theoretical and empirical literature across broader indicators of father–child relationship quality (FCRQ) affords fuller consideration of developmental trajectories of father–child relationships and outcomes for both fathers and their children. A theoretical focus on FCRQ affords enhanced understanding of the meaning and processes of father–child relationships. Implications are discussed for conceptualization, operationalization, and practical steps to enhance future FCRQ scholarship.

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将我们的关注点从父亲的参与扩展到父子关系质量

现有的许多构想和衡量父母关系的方式中，大多数都结合了衡量父亲参与度的方式。尽管父亲的参与是研究父亲关系的一个既定的重要组成部分，但它提供了对父子关系的主要特征及其质量的限制。综合父亲与子女关系质量（FCRQ）的更广泛指标的理论和经验文献，可以更全面地考虑父亲与子女关系的发展轨迹以及父亲和子女的结局。从理论上讲，对FCRQ的关注可以加深对父子关系的含义和过程的理解。讨论了对概念化，操作化和实践步骤的含义，以增强未来的FCRQ奖学金。