Researchers reported involved fathers have children who engage in less antisocial behaviors and their close parent-child relationships are proactive to demonstrate a myriad of prosocial behaviors that benefit the children, their schools, and communities. This includes a reduction in delinquency, drug use, and violent behaviors. Importantly,it was noted that the bond between fathers and children through repeated involvement contributed to the child demonstrating developmentally advanced symptoms that helped children gain control over intense emotions that could potentially lead to problem behaviors such as a lack of self-regulation and aggressiveness. Similarly, the research noted the absence of fathers contributed to an increase in negative behaviors.