A meta-analysis of 172 studies attempted to resolve the conflict between previous narrative
reviews on whether parents make systematic differences in their rearing of boys and girls …

Describes historical use of surveys to assess parents' global child-rearing attitudes and
reviews the structure and content of the 83 parent attitude questionnaires published from …

New edition of the classic The Role of the Father in Child Development The Role of the
Father in Child Development, Fourth Edition brings together contributions from an …

Maternal gatekeeping is conceptualized within the framework of the social construction of
gender and is defined as having three dimensions: mothers' reluctance to relinquish …

This study explored the relationships between maternal gatekeeping, mothers' perceptions
of father competence, mothers' attitudes about the father role, and amount of father …

The present study examined the role of maternal gatekeeping behavior in relation to fathers'
relative involvement and competence in child care in 97 families with infant children …

This study examined variations in the relationships among child characteristics, parenting
stress, and parental involvement. Participants were 100 two‐parent families with preschool …

Abstract" The Masculine Self" offers comprehensive coverage of contemporary concepts of
gender and masculinity. It applies the psychology of men to mainstream personality theory …

The purpose of this study was to examine whether mothers' beliefs about the role of the
father may contribute to mothers influencing the quantity of father involvement in their …

This study examined variations in mother and father involvement in childrearing activities.
Subjects were 100 families whose oldest children were between the ages of 3 and 5 years …