This study is an investigation of factors which determine father involvement in infant caretaking activities. Concerns involved fathers' past parental relationships, fathers' preparation for childbirth, sex of the infant, complexity of the caretaking task, fathers' participation in childbirth, fathers' desire for a male or female infant, and amount of early physical contact between father and infant. Data indicated significant relationships between father participation and the sex of the child, complexity of the caretaking activity, and amount of early physical contact between the father and infant. Data indicated no significant relationships between father participation and fathers' past parental relationships, fathers' preparation for childbirth, fathers' participation in childbirth, and fathers' desires for a male or female infant.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504199 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Owen, Susan Snyder |
| Contributors | LaBrecque, Suzanne V. (Suzanne Volin) 1946-, Thomas, L. Fred (Lawrence Fred) |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 78 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Dallas County - Garland |
| Rights | Public, Owen, Susan Snyder, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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