Father Involvement and Maternal Stress: The Mediating Role of Coparenting

d’Orsi, Dora; Veríssimo, Manuela; Diniz, Eva

doi:10.3390/ijerph20085457

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“…Greater father involvement in caregiving responsibilities may improve maternal feelings of support, strengthen the coparenting alliance, and enhance couples’ relationship quality ( McClain and Brown, 2017 ) that can in turn reduce stress and maternal depressive symptoms. Indeed, a few studies from high-income countries have documented coparenting and couples’ relationship quality as particular mediators underlying the association between father involvement and maternal mental health in the U.S. ( Zhang and Razza, 2022 ) and Portugal ( d’Orsi et al, 2023 ). Studies from Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda have additionally shown how improvements in couples’ relationships are a primary mechanism by which father involvement programs improves family outcomes ( Doyle et al, 2018 ; A. Giusto et al, 2021 ; Singla et al, 2015 ).…”

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Father involvement is a protective factor for maternal mental health in Western Kenya

McCann,

Freire,

Ramos de Oliveira

et al. 2024

SSM - Mental Health

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Father involvement is a protective factor for maternal mental health in Western Kenya

McCann,

Freire,

Ramos de Oliveira

et al. 2024

SSM - Mental Health

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“…20 For mothers, family and spouse are important sources of social support. Studies have found that the greater the father’s perceived level of involvement in parenting, the lower the mother’s parenting stress; 21 conversely, fathers’ negative co-parenting performance may increase the mother’s parenting stress. 22 Previous empirical studies have shown that high maternal parenting pressure may be related to the increase in children’s social withdrawal, aggression, depression, along with other internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors.…”

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The Effect of Paternal Co-Parenting on Preschool Children’s Problem Behaviors: The Chain-Mediating Role of Maternal Parenting Burnout and Psychological Aggression

Qiao,

Wang,

Chang

et al. 2024

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Objective With the social changes, a growing number of women have joined the workforce, leading to a shift in the traditional roles of child-rearing. There has been a growing focus on the significance of fathers’ roles in child development, particularly the influence of fathers on children’s problematic behaviors, making it an increasingly prominent issue. However, there is limited understanding regarding the potential mechanisms through which fathers may exert influence on children’s problem behaviors. To address this gap, this study sought to investigate the link between paternal co-parenting and preschool children’s problem behaviors, and the mediating effects of maternal parenting burnout and psychological aggression. Methods This study used the Personal Information Form and four scales to administer questionnaires to 1164 mothers of preschool children (M age = 4.26 ± 0.85) in Guangdong Province, China. The collected data underwent processing and analysis using SPSS 22.0. Results Paternal co-parenting demonstrated a significantly positive correlation with problem behaviors among preschool children. The impact of paternal co-parenting on children’s problem behaviors was mediated by maternal parenting burnout, maternal psychological aggression, and the combined effect of maternal parenting burnout and psychological aggression. Conclusion Maternal parenting burnout and maternal psychological aggression play a sequential mediating role between paternal co-parenting and problem behaviors among preschool children. This study revealed the internal mechanism through which paternal co-parenting influenced problem behaviors exhibited by children. It provides some evidence to support the important role of fathers in child development, and provides a reference for policymakers and educators to develop interventions for children’s problem behaviors.

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Interplay of paternal caregiving and screen use habits on early childhood development and children’s tantrums

Sari,

Yalçın

2024

Ital J Pediatr

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Background This study aims to examine the association for paternal care and father-child screen use with early childhood development and children’s temper tantrums. Method Study file included questions about paternal characteristics, child care, father-child screen habits, and utilized the UNICEF Early Childhood Development Index (ECDI). Factors influencing ECDI-on-track status and children’s responses when screen use was restricted were investigated with Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Results The study included 464 fathers having children aged 3–4 years. The findings showed that 89.7% of the children were on track in three out of the four ECDI subgroups. When screen use was restricted, 55.6% of the children engaged in another activity, while 44.4% reacted by crying. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the father’s education level, the child’s age and gender, the starting age for screen usage, the child’s reaction to screen restriction, and having three or more books were associated with ECDI. Furthermore, the child’s reaction to screen restriction was related to the child’s and father’s screen time, the presence of three or more books, the adequacy of care, and being on track in the literacy-numeracy ECDI subgroup. Conclusion Screen usage habits significantly impact early childhood development and children’s reactions to screen restrictions. These findings underscore the importance of educating fathers about the effects of their own and their child’s media habits, the quality of fatherly caregiving, and the presence of books in fostering positive child development.

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Father Involvement and Maternal Stress: The Mediating Role of Coparenting

Cited by 4 publications

References 62 publications

Father involvement is a protective factor for maternal mental health in Western Kenya

Father involvement is a protective factor for maternal mental health in Western Kenya

The Effect of Paternal Co-Parenting on Preschool Children’s Problem Behaviors: The Chain-Mediating Role of Maternal Parenting Burnout and Psychological Aggression

Interplay of paternal caregiving and screen use habits on early childhood development and children’s tantrums

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