TY - JOUR
T1 - Latino Mothers’ and Fathers’ Caregiving With Their School-Age Children
AU - Hossain, Ziarat
AU - Lee, Soyoung
AU - Martin-Cuellar, Ashley
PY - 2015/5/9
Y1 - 2015/5/9
N2 - This study examined the levels of Latino mothers’ and fathers’ involvement in their school-age children’s care and the relationships between parents’ socio-economic status (SES) variables, sense of community, community provisions, and marital satisfaction with their involvement in children’s routine and demand care. Mothers and fathers from 159 intact Latino families participated in the study. Multivariate analyses revealed that mothers spent significantly more time in providing child care than fathers did. The gender of the child did not make a difference in the amount of time mothers and fathers invested in children’s care. Whereas community provisions and marital satisfaction predicted mothers’ involvement in routine care, sense of community and community provisions predicted mothers’ involvement in demand care. None of the predictors were related to fathers’ involvement in routine or demand care. Findings are discussed in light of gender role differences in parental involvement with children within Latino families.
AB - This study examined the levels of Latino mothers’ and fathers’ involvement in their school-age children’s care and the relationships between parents’ socio-economic status (SES) variables, sense of community, community provisions, and marital satisfaction with their involvement in children’s routine and demand care. Mothers and fathers from 159 intact Latino families participated in the study. Multivariate analyses revealed that mothers spent significantly more time in providing child care than fathers did. The gender of the child did not make a difference in the amount of time mothers and fathers invested in children’s care. Whereas community provisions and marital satisfaction predicted mothers’ involvement in routine care, sense of community and community provisions predicted mothers’ involvement in demand care. None of the predictors were related to fathers’ involvement in routine or demand care. Findings are discussed in light of gender role differences in parental involvement with children within Latino families.
KW - Latinos
KW - child care
KW - mothers and fathers
KW - predictors of child care
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84926475271&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0739986315578663
DO - 10.1177/0739986315578663
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84926475271
SN - 0739-9863
VL - 37
SP - 186
EP - 203
JO - Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
JF - Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
IS - 2
ER -