• 336-01 - Paternal Involvement and the Number of Children: A Comparison of Nationwide Data in Japan and the U.S.A. Presented by: Rie Okamura, Masako Ishii-Kuntz 
• 336-02 - Effects of Paternal Identity, Marital Relationship and Men’s Participation in Child Care on Their Perception of Self-growth in Japan and the U.S.A. Presented by: Takayo Sasaki, Yoko Hayashi 
• 336-03 - Father’s IT Use and Their Personal Network: A Comparison Between Japan and the U.S.A. Presented by: Kayo Hashimoto, Liu Nan
• 336-04 - The Impact of IT Use on Co-parenting and Father’s Child care Involvement in Japan and the U.S.A. Presented by: Kuniko Kato, Mari Nakagawa

Abstracts

Fathers and Their Family Involvement: A Comparison of Nationwide Data in Japan and the U.S.A.

Presented by: Masako Ishii-Kuntz, Rie Okamoto, Takayo Sasaki, Yoko Hayashi, Kayo Hashimoto, Nan Liu, Kuniko Kato, Mari Nakagawa

Four papers ("Paternal involvement and the number of children: A comparison of nationwide data in Japan and the U.S.A." "Effects of paternal identity, marital relationship and men's participation in child care on their perception of self-growth in Japan and the U.S.A." "Father's IT use and their personal network: A comparison between Japan and the U.S.A." and "The impact of IT use on co-parenting and father's child care involvement in Japan and the U.S.A.") analyze data collected in Japan and the U.S.A. They give us a rare opportunity to compare fatherhood issues using representative data collected in the two countries.