2015
DOI: 10.1177/0192513x15623585
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Parental Leave Use Among Disadvantaged Fathers

Abstract: The United States lags behind other industrialized countries in its lack of inclusive and standardized parental leave policy after the birth or adoption of a child. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N=2,233), this study examines the patterns and predictors of fathers’ parental leave use, as well as its association with father-child engagement. Our findings indicate that the vast majority of employed fathers take parental leave, but they rarely take more than one week of leave. Fat… Show more

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“…By (temporarily) removing the competing demands of breadwinning, fathers are able to experience the daily realities of caregiving; develop parenting skills, routines, and confidence in their own capability for caregiving; and establish a more equitable coparenting dynamic with mothers (Brandth & Kvande, 2018;Rehel, 2014;Tanaka & Woldfogel, 2007). In addition, following identity and role occupancy perspectives, leave-taking may strengthen men's identities as fathers, leading them to prioritize caregiving (Brandth & Kvande, 2018;Pasley, Patren & Fish, 2014;Pragg & Knoester, 2017;Rehel, 2014). Finally, from the perspective of neoclassical theories of rational choice (Becker, 1981) and resource bargaining (Lundberg & Pollak, 1996), fathers' leave-taking increases their household capital and lowers their bargaining power with regard to their lowered earnings from paid work, increasing the probability of a more equal share of caregiving responsibilities (Schober, 2014a).…”
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“…By (temporarily) removing the competing demands of breadwinning, fathers are able to experience the daily realities of caregiving; develop parenting skills, routines, and confidence in their own capability for caregiving; and establish a more equitable coparenting dynamic with mothers (Brandth & Kvande, 2018;Rehel, 2014;Tanaka & Woldfogel, 2007). In addition, following identity and role occupancy perspectives, leave-taking may strengthen men's identities as fathers, leading them to prioritize caregiving (Brandth & Kvande, 2018;Pasley, Patren & Fish, 2014;Pragg & Knoester, 2017;Rehel, 2014). Finally, from the perspective of neoclassical theories of rational choice (Becker, 1981) and resource bargaining (Lundberg & Pollak, 1996), fathers' leave-taking increases their household capital and lowers their bargaining power with regard to their lowered earnings from paid work, increasing the probability of a more equal share of caregiving responsibilities (Schober, 2014a).…”
Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although the above conceptual framework suggests a strong link between policies and fathers' leave‐taking and caregiving behaviors, evidence of the impact of leave‐taking on father involvement is not clear cut. A number of studies find that leave‐taking is positively associated with increased levels of father involvement in Europe (Bünning, ; Haas & Hwang, ; Huerta et al, ; Schober, ) as well as in English‐speaking countries such as the United States (Huerta et al, ; Knoester et al, ; Nepomnyaschy & Waldfogel, ; Petts & Knoester, ; Pragg & Knoester, ) and the United Kingdom (Tanaka & Waldfogel, ). Yet, other research finds only very weak or no impact of leave‐taking on father involvement in Europe (Ekberg et al, ; Kluve & Tamm, ; Schober, ) and in English‐speaking countries (Hosking et al, ; Patnaik, ; Seward, Yeatts, Amin, & Dewitt, ).…”
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“…Thus, paternity leave, and longer periods of leave, may reduce the likelihood of role traditionalization. Bonding with their child from birth may help to strengthen men's identities as fathers, leading them to place a higher priority on engaged fathering roles relative to fathers who do not take leave (Pasley, Petren, & Fish, 2014;Pragg & Knoester, 2017). Consequently, fathers who take leave (and longer periods of leave) may be better equipped to remain an engaged parent than fathers who do not take leave.…”
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“…In particular, paternity leave may help fathers become more involved in parenting tasks, have more opportunities to learn parenting skills, and develop strong coparenting relationships with the mother following a birth (Almqvist & Duvander, 2014;Bünning, 2015;Huerta et al, 2014;Rehel, 2014). Not surprisingly, paternity leave-taking and longer periods of leave are associated with more frequent father involvement (Haas & Hwang, 2008;Huerta et al, 2014;Nepomnyaschy & Waldfogel, 2007;Pragg & Knoester, 2017).…”
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