Fathers' participation in family research: is there a self-selection bias?

The representativeness of fathers who participate in family research was examined among 661 families. Approximately two thirds of eligible fathers participated. Mothers' and observers' reports on families of participating and nonparticipating fathers were compared. Participating fathers underreprese...

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Publicado en:Journal of Family Psychology Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 706 - 721
Autores principales: Costigan, Catherine L., Cox, Martha J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Psychological Association December 2001
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      ab: The representativeness of fathers who participate in family research was examined among 661 families. Approximately two thirds of eligible fathers participated. Mothers' and observers' reports on families of participating and nonparticipating fathers were compared. Participating fathers underrepresented fathers with less education, later-born children, more ambivalent marriages, partners with more traditional child-rearing beliefs, families with less optimal parenting environments, and infants who were unplanned, had more difficult temperaments, and were less healthy. Also underrepresented were ethnic minority families and working-class fathers. However, no differences were found in regard to child gender, family income, mothers' psychosocial functioning, either parent's employment experiences, or child-care arrangements. Implications for the generalizability of findings and the recruitment of fathers are discussed. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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