Predicting paternal involvement with a newborn by attitude toward women's roles

Bibliographic Data

ID15218481
AuthorsEileen Greif Fishbein (Georgetown University, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume11
Issue1
Pages109-115
Publication date1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399339009515879
PMID2298685
OpenAlexW2059319644
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

Significant change in the social roles played by American women has occurred during the past two decades. Recent research literature suggests, however, that attitudinal change may be lagging significantly behind the profound changes in behavior. The purpose of this research was to investigate whether expectant couples who hold more egalitarian views toward women's roles prior to the birth of a first child expect the new father to be more involved in the care of his own infant. A demographic questionnaire, the Attitudes Toward Women Scale (Spence & Helmrich, 1972), and the Projected Paternal Behavior Scale (Alter, 1978) were administered to 103 prenatal couples between the sixth and eighth months of pregnancy. Findings confirmed a significant correlation between both expectant fathers' and expectant mothers' egalitarian views toward women's roles and their projections of the father's participation in the care of his infant. More liberal attitudes toward women's roles were also associated with increased age, higher combined family income, and increased levels of education

Developmental psychology · Lagging · Population · Pregnancy · Prenatal care · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Family Support in Illness · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Psychology

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