Patterns of Father Involvement and Child Development among Families with Low Income

Autor: Susan Yoon, Minjung Kim, Junyeong Yang, Joyce Y. Lee, Anika Latelle, Jingyi Wang, Yiran Zhang, Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Children, Vol 8, Iss 12, p 1164 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9067
DOI: 10.3390/children8121164
Popis: This study examined patterns of father involvement and their relations with social, behavioral, and cognitive development among low-income children < 5 years. Latent class analysis on data from 2650 fathers (Mage = 29.35 years) in the Supporting Healthy Marriages program revealed four father involvement patterns: (1) High positive involvement (48%); (2) engaged but harsh discipline (42%); (3) low cognitive stimulation (8%); and (4) lower involvement (2%). The low cognitive stimulation pattern was associated with greater father- and mother-reported child behavior problems and lower child socioemotional and cognitive functioning. The engaged but harsh discipline pattern was associated with more father-reported child behavior problems. These findings highlight the need for active engagement of fathers in parenting interventions to promote child development.
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