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- Title
What predicts fathers' involvement with their children? A prospective study of intact families.
- Authors
Flouri, Eirini; Buchanan, Ann
- Abstract
This study used longitudinal data from the National Child Development Study to explore factors associated with aspects of fathers' involvement with their children at age 7, I I and 16 years in intact families. Father involvement was predicted by different factors at different ages but generally it was continuous and multidimensional, and strongly associated with mother involvement. Low parental socio-economic status and child behaviour problems were negatively related to father involvement at age 7. With older children, father involvement was inversely related to family size and poor school performance. Financial difficulties in the family were not related to father involvement at either age. Domestic tension was negatively related to certain aspects of fathers' involvement with younger children. Father's education was generally related to father's involvement but maternal employment was only related to Iow father-interest in child's education at age 7 and II years.
- Subjects
HOUSEHUSBANDS; CHILD development; DEVELOPMENTAL biology; CHILD rearing
- Publication
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2003, Vol 21, Issue 1, p81
- ISSN
0261-510X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1348/026151003321164636