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> we have now learned about the harm caused by absentee fathers

Can you expand on this, references etc? Up until now, I've only heard about the (substantial) harm caused by fatherless homes / single mothers (maybe single parents? not sure, it might be too small sample for single fathers).

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Traditionally the term absentee refers to a parent who is completely absent, or nearly so. However, there's a growing body of research into parents who are emotionally distant or unavailable. Especially as phones have enabled us to be present at work 24/7, which necessarily comes at cost to those who are physically present but ignored, it makes sense to examine the impact that can have on children.

A few hits for "emotionally distant parent research"

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36176325/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14330237.2015.10...

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319684673_Emotional...

I recall reading studies that suggested it was not the quantity of time spent with parents but the quality that seemed to correlate with long term results. Provided the actual needs of the child were taken care of by someone.

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