Date of Award

Spring 1997

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Michelle L. Kelley

Committee Member

Valerian J. Derlega

Committee Member

Janis Sanchez-Hucles

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65 B667

Abstract

The current study was designed to test a model predicting fathers' involvement in child care and household labor. Participants were 120 couples of 1-to-4 year old children. The participants were recruited from 12 local daycares. Mothers and fathers independently completed a measure assessing participation in child care and household labor; the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (Schumm et al., 1986); the Male Role. Norms Inventory (Levant et al., 1992); a measure assessing beliefs about the parental role (Bonney & Kelley, 1996); and a demographic questionnaire. The LISREL approach to data analysis was employed. The findings indicate that the following constructs work together in order to increase paternal involvement in child care: marital satisfaction, paternal competence, paternal masculinity ideology, paternal beliefs concerning the parental role, paternal number of hours worked per week, and maternal number of hours worked per week.

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DOI

10.25777/t960-dk81

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