Does Paternal Involvement Matter for Early Childhood Development in Rural China?

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Lei; Li, Hui; Dill, Sarah-Eve; Zhang, Siqi; Rozelle, Scott
Titel	Does Paternal Involvement Matter for Early Childhood Development in Rural China?
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 26 (2022) 4, S.741-765 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
DOI	10.1080/10888691.2021.1990061
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; Parent Participation; Child Development; Preschool Education; Preschool Children; Correlation; Fathers; Age Differences; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Socioeconomic Status; Infants; China; Bayley Scales of Infant Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Elternmitwirkung; Kindesentwicklung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind
Abstract	Research in developed countries has found that paternal involvement has positive and significant effects on early childhood development (ECD). Less is known, however, about the state of paternal involvement and its influence on ECD in rural China. Using data collected in Southern China that included 1,460 children aged 6-42 months and their fathers (as well as their primary caregivers), this study examines the association between paternal involvement and ECD. Although the results demonstrate that the average level of paternal involvement is low in rural China, paternal involvement is related to a significant increase in three domains of ECD (cognition, language, and social-emotional skills). Older children benefit significantly more than do younger children from paternal involvement in all domains of ECD. The results also show that, if the mother is the primary caregiver, the mother's higher educational level and the family's higher socioeconomic status are positively associated with paternal involvement. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01