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Fathers' involvement and responding to infants: "more" may not be "better"
1Psychology Department, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston 61920.
Psychological Reports
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
It is commonly suggested that "more" involvement by fathers in infants' routine care may be "better"; however, support for this position is not conclusive. In the study reported here, a significant negative relationship was found between 27 fathers' involvement in their infants' care and positive responding to their infants in an observational setting. Several explanations are explored and discussed.