The effect of child disability/delay status and functional abilities on father involvement: an application of propensity score analysis

Laxman, Daniel

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Title

The effect of child disability/delay status and functional abilities on father involvement: an application of propensity score analysis

Author(s)

Laxman, Daniel

Issue Date

2014-09-16

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

McBride, Brent A.

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

McBride, Brent A.

Committee Member(s)

• Mangelsdorf, Sarah C.
• McElwain, Nancy L.
• Pleck, Joseph
• Santos Gilbertz, Rosa Milagros

Department of Study

Human & Community Development

Discipline

Human & Community Development

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

• Father involvement
• Children with disabilities
• Disability Severity
• Children's functional abilities
• Propensity score analysis
• Families of children with disabilities

Abstract

Past research on father involvement with children with disabilities/delays has been limited to observational/correlational studies that do not provide estimates of causal effects. Propensity score analysis was used to estimate the causal effect of child disability/delay status on father routine caregiving, literacy, play, and responsive caregiving involvement. The association between functional abilities and father involvement was also explored. Results indicate child disability/delay status influences father involvement early on and that changes in early levels of involvement are carried forward across the first four years of the child's life. The association between functional abilities and father involvement was less clear. Implications for future research and intervention work are discussed.

Graduation Semester

2014-08

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