[Fathers' child-rearing behavior and influencing factors].
OBJECTIVE
Fathers' child-rearing is still limited in Japan. This study describes the current situation of fathers' child-rearing and examines the association with positive spillover.


METHODS
Self-administered questionnaires were mailed to fathers of toddlers of nursery schools in a suburban city of Tokyo, Japan. To examine the influence of different factors on fathers' emotional support for mothers in child-rearing and house work, hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed.


RESULTS
From the analysis of 189 respondents, positive spillover of work and family roles, and egalitarian sex role attitudes were related to fathers' emotional support for mothers. Regarding child-rearing and housework, positive spillover of work and family roles and mothers' occupations were related.


CONCLUSIONS
Fathers' child-rearing behavior is related with positive spillover of work and family roles.
Naruse
Takashi
T
Department of Community Health Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
Arimoto
Azusa
A
Watai
Izumi
I
Murashima
Sachiyo
S
D000328:Adult; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012380:Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires