Effects of Fathers’ Paid Work Time and Jobs’ Family-Friendly Policies on Parenting Participation in Dual-Earner Families

Cho, Hee-Keum; 교수, 대구대학교 가정복지학과

doi:10.22626/jkfrma.2016.20.4.004

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“…Fathers’ involvement is also related to their work schedule, such as whether their hours are regular or irregular and whether they work on weekends (Ahn, Lee, & Lee, 2013). Having a regular office closing time can be positively associated with father involvement (Cho, 2016), and irregular work schedules are known to be negatively related to social-affective parenting behaviors such as responsiveness to children’s needs (Goodman, Crouter, Lanza, Cox, & Vernon-Feagans, 2011). However, some fathers view irregular working hours as giving them flexibility regarding their time and take advantage of it to spend time with their children (Mills & Täht, 2010).…”

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“…With the spread of gender equality, including the gender gap in caregiving, the social demand for fathers’ participation in child-rearing has been gradually increasing. Accordingly, the image of a father involved in nurturing and caring has been important beyond the traditional role expectation of fathers as economic providers for the family (Cho, 2016). Previous studies found positive effects of fathers’ involvement on child development (e.g., self-efficacy; Seo & Do, 2019), as well as on fathers themselves (e.g., mental health; Schindler, 2010).…”

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Patterns of Paternal Involvement of Korean Fathers: A Person-Centered Approach

Kang

Choi

2021

Journal of Family Issues

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Given roles and expectations of father involvement in South Korea are in transition from traditional breadwinner to an involved caregiver to children, it is plausible that Korean fathers show diverse involvement behaviors in the contexts of work, family, and parenting. Using a person-centered approach, we explored if there were groupings of Korean fathers who could be identified from their involvement with their children. We also examined if those subgroup memberships were related to various factors in work, family, and parenting domains. With a sample of 212 married working fathers and the 12 items of involvement behaviors, we found four heterogeneous subgroups of people: low-involved, accessibility-focused, involved-but-less-accessible, and highly involved fathers. Significant differences among the four profiles were also found regarding various factors such as job stress, work and family conflict, work schedule, maternal employment, parenting satisfaction, and perceived level of involvement. Suggestions for future research, practitioners, and policymakers were discussed.

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