Father involvement and maternal stress: The mediating role of coparenting

D'Orsi, Dora; Veríssimo, Manuela; Diniz, Eva

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Father involvement and maternal stress: The mediating role of coparenting

2023Journal article

dc.contributor.author	D'Orsi, Dora
dc.contributor.author	Veríssimo, Manuela
dc.contributor.author	Diniz, Eva
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-22T15:51:54Z
dc.date.available	2023-06-22T15:51:54Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description.abstract	: In recent years mothers have been finding themselves overwhelmed by the need to balance work and maternal duties. Father involvement in childcare has been related to a decrease in mother’s burden in childcare. This association is influenced by multiple aspects, such as the way parents share parenting perspectives and views about child rearing, i.e., coparenting. Nevertheless, the mediating role of coparenting on the association between father involvement and maternal stress has been overlooked. This will be addressed by the current study. A total of 254 Portuguese married/cohabiting mothers of preschool children reported on maternal stress, father involvement in caregiving, and coparenting. Data was collected in public and private schools through questionnaires and online through advertisements in social media. Results show that greater father involvement in direct care was associated with greater maternal stress, but this direction changes when mediated by cooperative coparenting. Moreover, results suggest that when mothers perceived less conflict in coparenting, greater father (in)direct care contributed to decreased maternal stress. The current study supports the notion that fathers involvement and parent’s cooperation account to mothers’ wellbeing, which will improve family dynamics.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	d, O. D., Veríssimo, M., & Diniz, E. (2023). Father involvement and maternal stress: The mediating role of coparenting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085457	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/ijerph20085457	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	16617827
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9198
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute	pt_PT
dc.relation	CEECIND/04111/2017	pt_PT
dc.relation	UID/04810/2020	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Maternal stress	pt_PT
dc.subject	Father involvement	pt_PT
dc.subject	Coparenting	pt_PT
dc.subject	Parenting	pt_PT
dc.title	Father involvement and maternal stress: The mediating role of coparenting	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Switzerland	pt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage	12	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	8	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	1	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	20	pt_PT
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