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Father Presence Questionnaire (FPQ) Test

Understand how teens experienced their father in childhood in about 19 minutes. 103 items deliver clear, actionable insight into emotional bonds and father image to guide effective support.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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62/100

Father Presence (FP)

Measures the respondent’s subjective sense of how present, significant, and involved their father was in upbringing and personal development.

Low presence

Moderate presence

High presence

0 – 39: Low presence | 40 – 69: Moderate presence | 70 – 100: High presence

A score of 62 indicates a moderate perceived father presence, suggesting a generally noticeable paternal role with some areas that may have felt inconsistent or limited.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Teens in counseling

41%OF USERS

Teenagers already seeing a psychologist or counselor take it to clarify how their early relationship with their father affects mood, behavior, and relationships.

School and social referrals

34%OF USERS

Students referred by school psychologists or social centers complete it to screen family dynamics and guide supportive or preventive work.

Family therapy participants

25%OF USERS

Teens involved in family therapy use it to compare their view of their father with family history and pinpoint gaps in emotional support or understanding.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Presence of the Father, FPQ (PotFF)

Average

71.1

Normal range

58.6 — 83.6

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100

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Father Presence Questionnaire (FPQ) Test - Symptoms and Signs

parental attitude

family

This measure is used to assess an individual’s retrospective perceptions of their father’s role and involvement during childhood and adolescence. The Father Presence Questionnaire (FPQ), developed by Michael E. Lamb, is typically administered in clinical, counseling, or research contexts to support case formulation and treatment planning.

The instrument contains 103 items and typically requires about 19 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to rate perceptions and memories related to the father-child relationship, with emphasis on subjective experiences rather than objective family history. The Father Presence Questionnaire (FPQ) may help characterize perceived emotional connection, the clarity and content of internal representations of the father, and the extent to which the respondent experienced the father as psychologically present within the family system.

Author: Michael E. Lamb

Literature: Lamb, M. E. The role of the father in child development. Wiley. 2010.; Krampe, E. M., & Newton, R. R. The Father Presence Questionnaire: A new measure of the subjective experience of being fathered. Fathering. 2006.