Abstract:Transition to school research has largely overlooked parents’ experiences, particularly fathers. We gathered speech samples from UK parents (93 mothers, Mage= 37.1 years; SD = 4.6 years; and 68 fathers, Mage= 38.0 years; SD = 3.59 years) that captured their experiences of the school transition. This study (a) compared mothers’ and fathers’ experiences; and (b) examined experiences alongside parental self-reported psychological distress and household disorder. Parents’ experiences differed in valence: Emotional… Show more
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