Fathers' involvement and responding to infants: "more" may not be "better".
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.
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Psychology Department, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston 61920.
D000328:Adult; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010553:Personality Development; D012919:Social Behavior