1. Perceptions of Father Involvement on Adult Psychological Well-Being Adult Psychological Well-Being Conducted by Olivia Lane and Shakeria Burney; Supervised by Hema Mason, Ph. D. Albany State University  Abstract The goal of the study is to determine the effect father involvement has on adult psychological well-being. Studies show strong and significant relations between father involvement and social, emotional, physical and psychological we- being in samples of children and adolescents. The current study explores these relationships among a sample of adults over the age of 18.  Introduction Fathers play a fundamental role in their young and adolescent children’s development and provide great opportunities for them as well (Roggman, Boyce, Cook, Christiansen, & Jones, 2004). Furthermore, findings from Lamb’s (2000) review and Marks and Palkovitz’s (2004) analysis on fathering types, all suggest that there are a myriad of paternal behaviors and characteristics such as warmth, caring, providing emotional, physical and financial support that aid in the healthy and positive outcomes of children. The impact of father warmth and involvement on their adult children, however, is an aspect of father involvement that needs to be developed more in fathering research. Further the dearth of research in this area examining the impact of father involvement on adult psychological well-being speaks to the existing gaps in this area and underscores the need for further research.  Results  Methods & Materials  Hypothesis It is predicted that the data will support previous research that shows a relation between fathers’ involvement and psychological well-being. Further, it is predicted that the relations between these variables will support the notion that the father’s impact on the child’s developmental outcomes are indeed stable over time  References Lamb, M. E. (1976b). Interactions between 8-month-old children and their fathers and mothers. In M. E. Lamb (Ed.), The role of the father in child development (pp. 1-63). Madison, WI: John Wiley. Lamb, M. E. (2000). The history of research on father involvement: an overview. Marriage & Family Review, 29 (2/3), 23-42. Marks, L., & Palkovitz, R. (2004). American fatherhood types: the good, the bad, and the uninterested. Fathering, 2 (2), 113-129. Roggman, L. A., Boyce, L. K., Cook, G. A., Christiansen, K., & Jones, D. (2004). Playing with daddy: social toy play, early head start, and developmental outcomes. Fathering, 2 (1), 83-108.  Discussion  Conclusion  Acknowledgements Center for Undergraduate Research Title III Funding Logo                                                                       Participants N = 50 Males 13 (26 %) Females 37 (74 %) Measures Father Involvement Scale (Hawkins & Palkovitz, 1999) The Nurturing Father Scale (Finley, 1998) Parental Bonding Instrument (Parker, Tupling, and Brown, 1979) Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being (Ryff, 1989) The preliminary results conclude that there is a significant inverse relationship between desired father involvement and psychological well-being. Additionally, the predictor variables reveal that father-child bonding is stronger with adults who had nurturing fathers. Adult children with strong bonds to mothers, also have unique strong bonds to fathers. Thus far, the current study supports hypothesis number one which predicts a significant relationship between father involvement and psychological well-being. The results are indicative of an analysis of 50 participants out of 300 participants. The current results are preliminary. Therefore, it is expected that there will be an even stronger relation between fathers and adult children across all variables.