The Impact of Father Involvement on Parenting Experiences and Child Self-Regulation
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Date
2021-11-23
Authors
Lopez, Sheila
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University of Oregon
Abstract
There is limited understanding about the parenting experiences of fathers and how
those experiences are associated with child self-regulation. In addition, research on co
parenting within two parent households have found that co-parenting dimensions,
particularly supportive and undermining behavior, are affected by parent gender, as well
as child age and gender. However, further research is needed to examine the extent to
which agreement or disagreement in co-parenting across fathers and mothers impact
additional parenting experiences. The present study aimed to examine the impact of
father involvement on potential associations between parenting experiences of fathers and
child self-regulation in a sample of 31 father-mother-preschooler triads. It was
hypothesized that father involvement would moderate the associations and that the
quality of father involvement would have a greater impact on the association between
parenting experiences and child self-regulation. This study also aimed to conduct
exploratory analyses comparing perceptions of parenting experiences across fathers and
mothers, as well as examine the extent to which similarities or differences across parents
may impact child self-regulation. Results found no associations between father parenting
experiences and child self-regulation. Exploratory analyses also found no effect based on
parent agreement. However, significant correlations between various parenting
experiences for fathers were found. Additionally, significant correlations between various
parenting experiences across fathers and mothers were found. Results suggest that
parenting stress, parenting self-efficacy, dyadic adjustment, and co-parenting satisfaction
have varying levels of association between fathers and mothers.
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Co-parenting, Early Childhood, Fathers, Parenting, Self-Regulation