The Relationship of Father Parenting Capacity Variables to Perceived Uncertainty in Youth With a Chronic Illness

Ryan, Jamie; Ramsey, Rachelle R.; Fedele, David A.; Wagner, Janelle L.; Chaney, John M.; Mullins, Larry L.

doi:10.1080/02739615.2011.617237

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“…It should be also noted that the internal consistency of the self-report measure for fathers was poor (α < .60), so that the results based on it must be interpreted with caution. This might be because this measure was developed in the context of the mother-child relationship thus might not be appropriate for use with fathers, and goes in line with a previous study testing a short version with fathers (α = .45) (Ryan et al, 2011). Corrected item-total correlations revealed that several father items had values near zero (r < .10), which referred mostly to decision-making about daily routine aspects that are more typical of mothers' role (e.g., Item 21, "I decide what child eats") and may not be applicable to the overprotection construct in fathers.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 64%

Maternal and paternal overprotection of children born preterm: Relations to child and parental factors.

Toscano¹,

Soares²,

Baptista³

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Psychology

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlates of observed overprotective behaviors of mothers and fathers of preterm-born preschoolers. Participants included 85 children born prematurely (gestational age <37 weeks) and their parents, assessed when children were 12, 24, and 42 months old. Observed overprotection was measured through the standardized observation of a parent-child interaction. The examined correlates included parent-reported perception of their protective behavior, parental gender, child neonatal risk, child development, parent-reported perception of child vulnerability, parent-reported psychological distress, and family's socioeconomic disadvantage. Results revealed that the correlation between parent-reported and observed parental overprotection was not significant for mothers and fathers. There was a significant positive association between maternal and paternal observed overprotection and no significant differences between mothers' and fathers' overprotection levels. Lower child developmental level and more socioeconomic disadvantage at child's 12 months of age were significant predictors of observed overprotective behaviors. Findings suggest the importance of targeting parents of preterm-born children with socioeconomic disadvantages and whose children have a lower developmental level for providing support to both mothers and fathers in the development of more adaptive parenting strategies.

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confidence: 64%

Maternal and paternal overprotection of children born preterm: Relations to child and parental factors.

Toscano¹,

Soares²,

Baptista³

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Psychology

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“…Specifically, higher pediatric parenting stress among these fathers is related to more difficult child behavior, as reported by mothers (Mitchell et al, 2009). In addition, paternal parenting stress is associated with greater illness uncertainty for the child (Ryan et al, 2011), which could affect adjustment and coping with the disease. This suggests that intervening to address fathers' stress may also positively impact the child's behavior and adjustment.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…There is evidence that helping fathers cope with parenting stress may improve child outcomes and yield more positive maternal perceptions of fathers' involvement in diabetes management, thereby reducing maternal distress (Hansen et al, 2012;Hauenstein et al, 1989;Ryan et al, 2011). Problem-solving has long been established as an important adaptive coping strategy across the general population (Folkman and Lazarus, 1988).…”

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confidence: 99%

Online assessment of problem-solving skills among fathers of young and school-age children with type 1 diabetes: Associations with parent and child outcomes

Teasdale

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2020

J Child Health Care

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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a pediatric chronic illness that is associated with significant parenting stress due to its lifelong course, burdensome disease management, and life-threatening complications. Although mothers of children with T1D have been studied extensively in relation to parenting stress, coping, and diabetes outcomes, there is a need to examine similar variables among fathers. The aim of the present study was to examine if fathers’ use of problem-solving skills was related to parenting stress and diabetes regimen adherence and if problem-solving skills moderated the associations between paternal involvement in diabetes care and parenting stress in a national online sample of 215 fathers of children with T1D. Self-report measures completed by fathers through Qualtrics included a demographic and disease-related questionnaire, the Social Problem-Solving Inventory—Revised; Parenting Stress Index—Fourth Edition, Short Form; Pediatric Inventory for Parents; Dads’ Active Disease Support Scale; and Self-Care Inventory—Revised. Pearson correlations were computed to assess associations among study variables. Four separate multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the interactive effects of problem-solving skills and paternal involvement on parenting stress. Analyses revealed a large positive correlation between problem-solving skills and general parenting stress ( r = .63), and a large negative correlation between problem-solving skills and pediatric parenting stress ( r = −.52). The interaction between problem-solving skills and father involvement accounted for a significant amount of variance in a general parenting stress subscale ( p < .01) and pediatric parenting stress ( p < .05). These results highlight the importance of problem-solving skills for father outcomes in the context of T1D while implicating the potential benefit of a problem-solving intervention for this population.

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“…Higher pediatric parenting stress among these fathers is related to more difficult child behavior (Mitchell et al, 2009). In addition, paternal parenting stress is associated with greater illness uncertainty for the child (Ryan et al, 2011), which could affect adjustment and coping with the disease.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Avoidant coping moderates the relationship between paternal involvement in the child’s type 1 diabetes (T1D) care and parenting stress

Teasdale

Limbers

2018

J Child Health Care

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Fathers may experience greater parenting stress and anxiety when they are more involved in their child's type 1 diabetes (T1D) care. The present study evaluated whether seeking social support and avoidant coping strategies moderate the relationship between paternal involvement in the child's T1D care and parenting stress in an international sample. Two hundred forty-nine fathers of young children with T1D completed the Parenting Stress Index (PSI), Pediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP), Dads' Active Disease Support scale (DADS), COPE Inventory, Self-Care Inventory (SCI-R), and a demographic questionnaire online. Pearson's product moment correlations were computed, and multiple linear regression analysis was conducted with three separate models in which the PSI Child Domain, PIP Frequency, and PIP Difficulty scores represented different parenting stress outcomes. The interaction between use of denial coping and DADS Involvement was significantly correlated with general parenting stress ( p < .05). There were no significant interactions between instrumental social support and DADS Involvement; however, use of instrumental social support coping was significantly correlated with difficulty of pediatric parenting stress ( p < .05), DADS Involvement ( p < .001), and SCI-R better adherence to the child diabetes treatment regimen ( p < .001). Avoidant coping strategies are associated with more general parenting stress, especially when fathers are more involved in T1D management.

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The Relationship of Father Parenting Capacity Variables to Perceived Uncertainty in Youth With a Chronic Illness

Cited by 11 publications

References 50 publications

Maternal and paternal overprotection of children born preterm: Relations to child and parental factors.

Maternal and paternal overprotection of children born preterm: Relations to child and parental factors.

Online assessment of problem-solving skills among fathers of young and school-age children with type 1 diabetes: Associations with parent and child outcomes

Avoidant coping moderates the relationship between paternal involvement in the child’s type 1 diabetes (T1D) care and parenting stress

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