Early childhood family home visiting (FHV) is an evidence-based intervention aimed at promoting healthy child development, preventing child abuse and neglect, and providing support and education to parents. Despite evidence that fathers provide critical support to their families, little research has focused specifically on fathers involved in FHV. This scoping review aims to systematically assess the current research on the intersection of fathers and FHV and factors associated with fathers’ involvement in FHV programming. Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Scopus were systematically searched. Following title/abstract screening ( = 311) and full-text review ( = 70) for inclusion and exclusion criteria, 36 manuscripts were included in this review. Key findings were organized into six categories: (1) individual father characteristics associated with fathers’ involvement in FHV; (2) programmatic factors associated with fathers’ involvement in FHV; (3) fathers’ outcomes and (4) mothers’ outcomes associated with fathers’ involvement in FHV; (5) fathers’ relationships in the family system; (6) fathers’ engagement with children. Results support previous studies that including fathers in FHV programs and promoting healthy relationships between mothers and fathers improves program retention. However, whether or not fathers participate in FHV appears to be connected to the perceived role of fathers held by fathers, mothers, home visitors, and FHV programs. Negative or apathetic attitudes towards involving fathers in FHV can impact fathers’ involvement in FHV. Lack of consistency in measurement and reliance on maternal report are limitations of the existing literature. Implications for future research center on the need to address programmatic changes to increase father involvement in FHV.

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家庭探访和父亲：范围界定审查

幼儿家庭家访（FHV）是一种基于证据的干预措施，旨在促进儿童健康发展，防止儿童虐待和忽视，并向父母提供支持和教育。尽管有证据表明父亲为家庭提供了重要的支持，但很少有研究专门针对参与 FHV 的父亲。本次范围界定审查旨在系统评估当前关于父亲与 FHV 交叉点以及与父亲参与 FHV 规划相关因素的研究。系统地检索了 Ovid MEDLINE、PsycINFO 和 Scopus。经过标题/摘要筛选 ( = 311) 和全文审查 ( = 70) 纳入和排除标准，本次审查纳入了 36 篇手稿。主要研究结果分为六类：(1) 父亲个人特征与父亲参与 FHV 相关； (2) 与父亲参与 FHV 相关的程序性因素； (3) 父亲的结局和 (4) 与父亲参与 FHV 相关的母亲的结局； （五）家庭系统中父亲的关系； (6)父亲与孩子的互动。结果支持了之前的研究，即让父亲参与 FHV 计划并促进母亲和父亲之间的健康关系可以提高计划保留率。然而，父亲是否参与 FHV 似乎与父亲、母亲、家庭访客和 FHV 计划对父亲角色的认知有关。对父亲参与 FHV 的消极或冷漠态度可能会影响父亲参与 FHV。现有文献的局限性在于测量缺乏一致性以及对母亲报告的依赖。对未来研究中心的影响是需要解决方案变化以增加父亲对 FHV 的参与。