Mothers, fathers, gender role, and time parents spend with their children

    Authors

    K. Renk; R. Roberts; A. Roddenberry; M. Luick; S. Hillhouse; C. Meehan; A. Oliveros;V. Phares

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Sex Roles

    Keywords

    mothers; fathers; gender role; parenting; DUAL-EARNER FAMILIES; ROLE ATTITUDES; PROVIDER-ROLE; INVOLVEMENT; WORK; CARE; PARTICIPATION; RESPONSIBILITY; DETERMINANTS; SATISFACTION; Psychology, Developmental; Psychology, Social; Women's Studies

    Abstract

    To examine the relationships among the sex of the parent, gender role, and the time parents spend with their children, 272 parents completed the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, a questionnaire about the time spent with their children, and a demographics questionnaire. Analyses indicated that neither the sex of the parent nor gender role was predictive of the amount of time parents were spending in direct interaction with or being accessible to their children. The sex of the parent, qualified by earning status, was predictive of the level of responsibility parents had for child-related activities. Further, the sex of the parent, qualified by femininity, was predictive of parental satisfaction with level of child-related responsibilities. These results emphasize the importance of examining parental characteristics in relation to the time parents spend with their children and their levels of responsibility for child-related activities.

    Journal Title

    Sex Roles

    Volume

    48

    Issue/Number

    7-8

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    305

    Last Page

    315

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000181753500002

    ISSN

    0360-0025

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