A model proposal based on ecological systems theory to explain father involvement in adolescence

The present cross-sectional study attempted to investigate if the relationship between the past involvement of parents’ fathers and father involvement is mediated by the variables representing four ecological systems: the exosystem – parents’ perceived social support; the mesosystem – fathers’ work-...

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Published in:Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) N.J.), 2023-12, Vol.42 (34), p.29754-29771
Main Authors: Ebeoğlu Duman, Melisa, Yılmaz Irmak, Türkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Families & family life
Fathers
Mothers
Psychology
Social Sciences
System theory
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Summary:The present cross-sectional study attempted to investigate if the relationship between the past involvement of parents’ fathers and father involvement is mediated by the variables representing four ecological systems: the exosystem – parents’ perceived social support; the mesosystem – fathers’ work-family conflict; the microsystem – mothers’ gender role attitudes, maternal gatekeeping, and the quality of the spousal relationship; the ontogenic system – paternal competence. The sample consisted of 718 Turkish adolescents aged 10–14 years ( M age  = 12.00, SD  = 1.20) and their mothers ( M age  = 38.60, SD  = 5.13) and fathers ( M age  = 42.60, SD  = 5.18). In this study, we administered three separate measurement batteries covering valid and reliable scales to the participating fathers, mothers, and adolescents. Our analyses revealed that the accepted model demonstrated a good model-data fit [ p  
ISSN:1046-1310
1936-4733
DOI:10.1007/s12144-023-05227-3