He goes on to say that modern psychological research shows again and again that the possible effects of having an "absent father" include identity problems and the lack interactive learning, causing the children's personalities to tend towards extremes.
東吳大學心理系副教授張本聖指出，尤其現代心理學研究都一再顯示「缺席父親」對孩子的可能影響，譬如會讓孩子在成長期缺乏認同、互動的學習對象，使他們的性格傾向比較極端。