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Explaining the Long Reach of Fathers’ Prenatal Involvement on Later Paternal Engagement
Author(s) -
Cabrera Natasha J.,
Fagan Jay,
Farrie Danielle
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00551.x
Subject(s) - fragile families and child wellbeing study , psychology , developmental psychology , association (psychology) , unemployment , cohabitation , economics , psychotherapist , economic growth , political science , law
The present study examined the association between unmarried fathers’ prenatal involvement and fathers’ engagement later in the child’s life. The study sample consisted of 1,686 fathers from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Findings using multiple regressions revealed that fathers’ prenatal involvement is significantly and positively associated with levels of fathers’ engagement at Years 1 and 3. This association was partially explained by fathers’ transitions from unemployment to employment and to a greater extent by fathers’ transitions from nonresidential to residential relationships with the child’s mother.