Paternal Work Characteristics and Father‐Infant Interactions in Low‐Income,Rural Families |
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| Authors: | W. Benjamin Goodman Ann C. Crouter Stephanie T. Lanza Martha J. Cox |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Pennsylvania State University;2. The Pennsylvania State University *;3. College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Henderson Building, University Park, PA 16802.;4. The Pennsylvania State University **;5. The Methodology Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400, State College, PA 16801.;6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ***;7. Center for Developmental Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 100 E. Franklin St, CB# 8115, Chapel Hill, NC 27599. |
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| Abstract: | To examine the implications of paternal occupational conditions for the quality of father‐infant interactions, home visits, including interviews and videotaped observations of father‐infant interactions, were conducted with 446 fathers living in six low‐income, nonmetropolitan counties in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. When a variety of individual and demographic characteristics were controlled for, a less supportive work environment was associated with lower levels of fathers’ engaged and sensitive parenting. Significant interactions pointed to the importance of understanding combinations of risk factors. Experiencing high levels of workplace stressors, including low levels of self‐direction and high levels of care work, in the presence of other individual or demographic risk factors was associated with lower levels of father parenting quality. |
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| Keywords: | families and work fathers occupational stress paternal employment |
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