The relationship between maternal gatekeeping and fathers’ involvement in caring for preschool children with special needs

Bakkaloğlu H.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY, cilt.51, sa.1, ss.94-112, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01926187.2022.2163938
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Gender Studies Database, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.94-112
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Maternal gatekeeping, father involvement, children with special needs, preschool, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, MOTHERS, FAMILIES, PERCEPTIONS, BEHAVIORS, MODEL, CARE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We aimed to investigate the relationship between maternal gatekeeping and father involvement in caring for and support- ing children with special needs aged between 3 and 6years (n = 255 couples). Data were collected using the Maternal Gatekeeping Scale–Mother Form and the Father Involvement Scale. We found that maternal gatekeeping and father involve- ment differed according to the child’s gender and diagnosis but did not differ according to the child’s age. In addition, we determined that father involvement significantly and negatively correlated to mothers’ discouraging behaviors but significantly and positively correlated to mothers’ encouraging behaviors.