Fathering Self-Efficacy, Marital Satisfaction and Father Involvement in Hong Kong

We examined the predictability of fathering self-efficacy and marital satisfaction on father involvement. The moderating effect of marital satisfaction on the relationship between father efficacy and father involvement was also explored. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using the convenience s...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2013-11, Vol.22 (8), p.1051-1060
Main Authors: Kwok, Sylvia Y. C. L., Ling, Chloe C. Y., Leung, Cyrus L. K., Li, Jessica C. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Child development
Children
Family studies
Father-Child relationships
Fathering
Fathers
Hong Kong
Longitudinal studies
Marital Satisfaction
Marriage
Original Paper
Parent participation
Parenting
Psychology
Research methods
Secondary schools
Self image
Self-efficacy
Selfefficacy
Social Sciences
Sociology
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Summary:We examined the predictability of fathering self-efficacy and marital satisfaction on father involvement. The moderating effect of marital satisfaction on the relationship between father efficacy and father involvement was also explored. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using the convenience sampling method. A total of 2,029 valid questionnaires were collected from fathers with children aged 2–6 from 48 nurseries in Hong Kong. The fathers’ mean age is 39.1. 72.9 % of the fathers graduated from secondary school and 86 % had full-time jobs. Measures including self-efficacy subscale in the Parenting Sense of Competency Scale, the Index of Marital Satisfaction, the Inventory of Father Involvement were adopted in the present study. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that fathering self-efficacy and marital satisfaction were significant positive predictors of father involvement, whereas marital satisfaction moderated the effect of fathering self-efficacy on father involvement. It is thus important to improve martial satisfaction and enhance fathering self-efficacy for promoting father involvement. To gain a more comprehensive picture, future studies of father involvement may benefit by adopting a longitudinal research design, including the mothers and children as informants, and addressing other parenting correlates such as parenting stress and spousal support.
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-012-9666-1