The effect of child disability/delay status and functional abilities on father involvement: an application of propensity score analysis

Father involvement;Children with disabilities;Disability Severity;"Childrens functional abilities";Propensity score analysis;Families of children with disabilities

Laxman, Daniel

关键词: Father involvement;    Children with disabilities;    Disability Severity;    "Childrens functional abilities";    Propensity score analysis;    Families of children with disabilities;   

Others  :  https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/50367/Daniel_Laxman.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

美国|英语

来源: The Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship

【 摘 要 】

Past research on father involvement with children with disabilities/delays has been limited to observational/correlational studies that do not provide estimates of causal effects. Propensity score analysis was used to estimate the causal effect of child disability/delay status on father routine caregiving, literacy, play, and responsive caregiving involvement. The association between functional abilities and father involvement was also explored. Results indicate child disability/delay status influences father involvement early on and that changes in early levels of involvement are carried forward across the first four years of the child's life. The association between functional abilities and father involvement was less clear. Implications for future research and intervention work are discussed.