Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

DOI

10.3149/fth.0401.23

Publication Title

Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice About Men as Fathers

Volume

4

Issue

1

Pages

23-47

Abstract

Dual-earner parents (N = 119) of preschool children enrolled in licensed childcare centers completed anonymous questionnaires that examined work and family variables as related to paternal involvement in three areas: engagement (i.e., one-on-one interaction with the child), responsibility (i.e., taking care of the child’s needs), and accessibility (i.e., being available to the child without directly interacting). Paternal responsibility was predicted by beliefs about fathering and structural variables (e.g., hours fathers and mothers worked). The percentage of time fathers spent as their child’s primary caregiver was predicted by structural variables (e.g., mothers’ work hours) and belief variables (e.g., men’s beliefs about fathering and fathers’ parenting self-efficacy). Paternal engagement and accessibility were not significantly predicted by any of the constructs examined.

Comments

"This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge."

Original Publication Citation

Jacobs, J. N., & Kelley, M. L. (2006). Predictors of paternal involvement in childcare in dual-earner families with young children. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers, 4(1), 23-47. doi:10.3149/fth.0401.23

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