Father-child teaching interactions: the relationship to father involvement in caregiving.

Full Abstract

This study examined whether the amount of caregiving is related to the behavior of a father and his child during a structured teaching interaction. Healthy infants and toddlers (51 girls and 59 boys) and their fathers were observed in their homes. Fathers reported the frequency of involvement in caregiving during the previous week. Although fathers in higher and lower involvement groups were equally sensitive to the child's cues and responsive to the child's distress, fathers who were more involved in caregiving had higher scores in cognitive growth fostering as measured by the Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale.Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.

Learn Faster Today Improve your study skills

Author information

Author/s: Boechler, Vickie (V); Harrison, Margaret J (MJ); Magill-Evans, Joyce (J);

Affiliation: Nursing Professional Practice, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. vboechle(-atsign-)cha.ab.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of pediatric nursing (J Pediatr Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 18 (issue 1) : pp 46-51

Dates: Created 2003/02/28; Completed 2003/04/02; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12610787, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article (including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.

MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

This article has not been indexed for related articles as yet, however you can still use the live related article search links below.

See 100+ related articles.