Social Impact of Male Role Models on Young Boys

• Boys tend to model social behavior, so they need male role models. The presence of a male role model improves the relationship a boy has with his siblings and custodial parent. Boys with male role models reported fewer problems with anger than boys who have no male role model, according to a survey conducted by the mentoring group Big Brothers Big Sisters.
  
  

Substance Use and the Presence of Male Role Models

• Boys living apart from their fathers, without male role models are at dramatically greater risk for drug or alcohol abuse, according to statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics Survey on Child Health. The National Fatherhood Initiative reported a lack of closeness to a father positively correlated with use of alcohol, cigarettes and hard drugs in children.
  
  

Academic Impact of Male Role Models on Young Boys

• Evidence presented in a Big Brothers Big Sisters impact study shows that grades are higher for boys with male role models. Boys with male role models tend to attend school more regularly than boys who don't have male role models, according to the same study.