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Work Gains and strains on father involvement: The mediating role of parenting styles
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The balance between work and family demands is one of the main challenges of contemporary
parenting. However, most of the research has focused on mothers’ perspectives, with
fathers’ perspectives about the links between work–family activities and father involvement, as
well as the role of indirect effects, such as parenting styles, being less explored. This study aims to
bridge these gaps by exploring whether work strains or gains are related to father involvement in
childcare and the mediating role of parental styles, focusing on fathers’ reports. Working, married
fathers of preschoolers (n = 411) self-reported about work strains and gains, parental styles, and
father involvement. Structural equation modeling, using maximum-likelihood estimation, provided
good fit indices. Results of the bootstrap analysis revealed how fathers’ gains indirectly increased
involvement both in direct and indirect care through positive parental styles. Otherwise, fathers’
strains at work had a negative indirect effect on direct care through negative parental styles. Findings
contribute to work–family interface by showing how parental styles account for mediating
environmental challenges on father involvement.
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Father involvement Parenting Work–family conflict Parenting styles
Citation
Diniz, E., Veríssimo, M., & Monteiro, L. (2023). Work gains and strains on father involvement: The mediating role of parenting styles. Children, 10(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/children10081357
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MDPI