Paternity leave-taking and father involvement among socioeconomically disadvantaged US fathers

C Knoester, RJ Petts, B Pragg - Sex Roles, 2019 - Springer
In the present study, we examine the associations between the amount of time that US
employed fathers took off from work after the birth of a child (ie, paternity leave-taking) and …

Making space for a new role–gender differences in identity changes in couples transitioning to parenthood

M Kaźmierczak, K Karasiewicz - Journal of Gender Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Changes in life roles reflect the process of reorganization of identity, which is an
important component of adaptation during transition to parenthood. During this family …

Paternity leave and parental relationships: Variations by gender and mothers' work statuses

RJ Petts, C Knoester - Journal of Marriage and Family, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: This study examines the associations between paternity leave and parents'
reports of relationship satisfaction and relationship conflict and whether the associations …

Religious variability in the relationship between masculinity and father involvement

K Shafer, RJ Petts, AJ Renick - Journal for the Scientific Study …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
While traditional masculinity and fathering behaviors are seemingly associated, few studies
have considered the conditions under which masculine norms may influence fathers' …

Undoing normativities and creating family: A queer stepfamily's experience

AM Bermea, B van Eeden-Moorefield… - Journal of GLBT …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Although the stepfamily literature is well developed, most examines heterosexual
stepfamilies and fails to note the presence of those headed by same-gender couples. This …

The role of significant others in shaping fathers' identities and behavior

JL Collett, K Vercel, KDR Pierce - Identities in everyday life, 2019 - books.google.com
All the authors of this chapter are daughters. One of us is also a tenured professor, another a
Southerner, and the third, a fan of reality TV. These identities influence how we behave in …

Exploring the perceptions, experiences and challenges of families after the father's exposure to a fatherhood intervention programme

J Payne - 2019 - etd.uwc.ac.za
Fathers have a valuable, nurturing role to play in the lives of their children. Although a
father's availability and time with his child is important, the quality of a father's involvement …

[PDF][PDF] Perceptions of fatherhood amongst African American fathers raised fatherless

JJ Hunter - 2019 - twu-ir.tdl.org
JADE HUNTER PERCEPTIONS OF FATHERHOOD AMONGST AFRICAN AMERICAN
FATHERS RAISED FATHERLESS DECEMBER 2018 The purpose of this qualitative study …

[PDF][PDF] Moratorial fathering: enduring sustained uncertainty in the transition to premature fatherhood

S Simmons - 2019 - cris.brighton.ac.uk
In comparison to the extensive focus of research on the maternal experiences of premature
birth, empirical evidence exploring the experience of premature fatherhood is limited. Unless …

'Start treating me like a Dad!'The impact of parental involvement in education on the paternal identity of fathers in the English prison system

H O'Keeffe - Cambridge Journal of Education, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Notwithstanding the increasing number of UK and international studies focused on parental
involvement in education and parental imprisonment there remains little focus upon the …