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Predictors of Paternal Involvement in Childcare in Dual-Earner Families With Young Children


  Author: Michelle L. Kelley
Publisher: Mens Studies Press
Publication: Fathering
Document Date:                  January 1, 2006
Category: Family Relations > Gender Differences and Roles
Related Categories:
Family Economics > Maternal Employment
Parenthood/Childrearing > Division of Labour
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
 

This study examined fathers in dual-earner households to determine the percentage of time fathers spend as their child's primary caregiver.  Researchers found that the more hours mothers worked outside the home, the more time fathers spent as primary caregivers.

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