Hypothesis 3 was that adolescent gender would moderate the associations between fathering and adolescent outcomes. Consistent with this hypothesis, although father acceptance was generally associated with lower levels of adolescent-reported anxiety and depression in intact families, it was associated with higher levels of anxiety for boys in EA stepfamilies. Associations between father acceptance and adolescent outcomes are higher for girls than boys among all groups except intact EA families. Although father rejection was generally associated with higher levels of adolescent-reported anxiety and depression in intact families, it is related to less anxiety and depression for males in MA stepfamilies. The significant interactions with adolescent gender suggest the effect of father rejection among intact EA families is weaker for girls. For EA stepfamilies and intact MA families, father rejection has a harmful effect for girls, but no effect for boys. Although father discipline is generally associated with lower levels of adolescent-reported anxiety and depression, it is unrelated to anxiety and depression for females in EA families, and is positively related to depression for females in EA stepfamilies. Although father monitoring is
