Father involvement with three-to-four-year olds at home: giving fathers a chance

Betawi, Iman Amy; Jabbar, Sinaria Abdel; Jabery, Mohammad Al; Zaza, Haidar Ibrahim; Al-Shboul, Muhannad

doi:10.1080/03004430.2014.903943

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“…Several studies have found moderate levels of paternal involvement (Benner et al, 2016;Betawi et al, 2014;Saraff & Srivastava, 2010). Research has indicated the importance of co-parenting support, as paternal involvement in play prevents child behavior problems and improves youngsters' social skills (Jia et al, 2012).…”

Section: Parental Involvement Among Dual-earner Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the Arab context, a Jordanian study found that participants felt that both parents were responsible for their children's kindergarten-based activities. An awareness of the importance of paternal involvement in a child's early years has influenced fathers' practices regarding home-based activities (Betawi et al, 2014).…”

Section: Parental Involvement Among Dual-earner Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Measuring Parental Involvement in Dual-Earner Qatari Families

Lari

Al-Emadi

2021

J Child Fam Stud

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Parental involvement in dual-earner families is a subject that has been widely studied in the literature in Western contexts. Less attention, however, has been allocated to the challenges that dual-earner families encounter in raising children in Arab Gulf states. This paper study aims to address the following questions: To what extent are dual-earner families involved in their children’s lives? What are the gender differences in parental involvement? This paper employed the 2017 survey data of working Qatari males and females to measure their parental involvement and engagement in family time and childcare. The results highlighted parental factors, work characteristics and social supports as key factors determining the degree of parental involvement. The results also showed the gender differences in parental involvement scores, which comprise several factors, including work demands and time spent with children. Taken together, our findings provide insights allowing suggestions for mechanisms that could generate foundational parental welfare policies for dual-earner families in Qatar and the wider Arab Gulf Region as a whole. Further contributions to this research domain could include studies encompassing a wider scope of geographical locations within the Arab Gulf states using robust experimental investigations.

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