Fathering Behavior within the Context of Role Expectations and Marital Satisfaction: Framework for Studying Fathering Behavior

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2012-12

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Journal of Family Strengths

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A father’s participation in a child’s life has been regarded as a significant factor in the enhancement of a couple’s relationship. Although the investigations between paternal behavior and marital satisfaction come with mixed results, they clearly link the concepts of maternal and paternal role expectations to paternal behavior, which can be also moderated by earner status, child’s gender, and traditional versus contemporary role expectations. Research needs to focus on examining how individuals’ perceptions of role expectations relate to fathers’ actual parenting behavior. Therefore, a framework that outlines the interaction between and among these variables is developed, as supported by recent literature as a guide for future research directives.

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Copyright 2012 Journal of Family Strengths. Recommended citation: Trahan, Mark, and Monit Cheung. "Fathering Behavior within the Context of Role Expectations and Marital Satisfaction: Framework for Studying Fathering Behavior." Journal of Family Strengths 12, no. 1 (2012): 7. URL: http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/jfs/vol12/iss1/7/. Reproduced in accordance with licensing terms and with the author’s permission.