The Current Status, Influencing Factors, and Ways to Improve Father’s Involvement
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rraass/v4/11469FKeywords:
Father’s involvement, parent-child relationship, influencing factors, physical and psychosocial development of childAbstract
Background: Father’s involvement plays an important role in children's growth and development. Since the 1980s, many researchers have conducted theoretical exploration and empirical research on father’s involvement.
Method and Content: This article adopts a method of literature search, first correcting the long-standing concept of neglecting the role of father’s involvement, and then focusing on the current situation and influencing factors. Based on this, measures to promote father’s involvement are proposed.
Conclusion: Through reviewing previous research, we found that father’s involvement in China is currently at a moderate level, which is the result of a comprehensive effect of social and cultural factors, father's personal characteristics, and family factors. We need to find ways to enhance father’s involvement from these three aspects.
