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Methods: This study aimed to evaluate whether paternal cocaine use, psychopathology (measured via the SCL-90\/R), and difficult child temperament (assessed using the QUIT) are linked to lower-quality father\u2013child feeding interactions (evaluated through the SVIA) compared to dyads with non-substance-using fathers. Results: Father\u2013child feeding interactions in the substance-using (SU) group were significantly poorer in quality than those in the non-substance-using (NSU) group. Fathers using cocaine displayed elevated SCL-90\/R scores, particularly in hostility, anxiety, and depression. Maternal anxiety exacerbated interactional conflict during feeding. Furthermore, in the SU group, higher paternal psychoticism predicted lower-quality feeding interactions (as indicated by three SVIA subscales) but only when combined with higher levels of children\u2019s Negative Emotionality. 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