Clark, Heidi L. (2020) Does paternal self-efficacy moderate the relationship between father involvement and maternal gatekeeping? Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Positive father involvement is beneficial to children, mothers, the coparenting relationship, families and society. The benefits fathers provide to children are comprehensive and extend through to adulthood. The factors contributing to father involvement are varied and often studied through mother’s perspective or the mother-child relationship and almost exclusively with children under two years of age. This research study provides an understanding of father involvement from the father’s perspective, with children between two and eighteen years old. Using archival data, an examination into the linear relationships between paternal self-efficacy, father involvement and maternal gatekeeping was undertaken. The primary investigation of the study was the moderating effect paternal self-efficacy had on the relationship between father involvement and perceived maternal gatekeeping behaviours. Significant linear relationships were reported with almost all variables and subcategories fundamental to the study. While non-statistical moderation findings were identified from both moderation analyses, paternal self-efficacy and perceived maternal gate opening behaviours were significant positive factors in father involvement (activities) and visual data provided additional insights into this relationship. Findings indicate that fathers positively influence, but not moderate, the relationship between father involvement and maternal gate keeping as they undertake the role and tasks to be performed as a father with a feeling of competence in their ability, learn by doing, and face the challenges that come with parenthood. This research contributes to an important field of investigation into the factors influencing father involvement, in particular the co-parenting relationships. When father involvement is encouraged and supported, children and mothers are the primary beneficiaries, and society also benefits.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | James Brown |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2025 07:05 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2025 07:05 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Paternal self-efficacy; Father involvement; Maternal gate keeping |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52209 |
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