Differential Patterns of the Division of Parenthood in Chinese Family: Association With Coparenting Behavior

Frontiers in Psychology

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Shengqi Zou¹  Xinchun Wu¹  Chang Liu² 

[1] Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University;Beijing Institute of Education

关键词: division of parenthood;    father and mother involvement;    coparenting behavior;    Chinese family;    person-centered approach;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01608

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The current study explored the division of parenthood in Chinese families with adolescents by identifying the parental involvement patterns in the data obtained from 786 pairs of parents. Division-of-parenthood patterns were created via factor mixture modeling using self-reported three dimensions of father and mother involvement. Three differential division-of-parenthood patterns were identified: (a) parent-cooperation pattern , where moderate and equivalent involvement existed between mothers and fathers; (b) mother-dominated pattern , where mother involvement was particularly greater than father involvement; and (c) father-dominated pattern , where father involvement was particularly greater than mother involvement. Families were more likely to be in the mother- or the father-dominated pattern as their levels of positive coparenting behaviors increased. By contrast, as the levels of paternal conflict behavior increased, families were likely to be in the mother-dominated pattern. This study highlighted parents’ individual parenting role, the diverse division-of-parenthood patterns in the family, and the important role of coparenting behavior.

【 授权许可】

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