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Parental Caregiving Cognitive Control Complexity: A New Construct for Understanding Parental Caregiving Behavior and Caregiving Identity Commitment

Hansen, David Mark

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Title
Parental Caregiving Cognitive Control Complexity: A New Construct for Understanding Parental Caregiving Behavior and Caregiving Identity Commitment
Author(s)
Hansen, David Mark
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Pleck,Joseph H.
Department of Study
Human and Community Development
Discipline
Human and Community Development
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Individual and Family Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
Prior research has identified parental cognitions as a potentially important aspect of parenting. This exploratory study proposes Parental Caregiving Cognitive Control Complexity (PC4) as a new construct concerning parental cognitions. PC4 was assessed in both mothers and fathers among 29 couples (N = 58) with a preschool aged child using a semi-structured interview format. Associations of PC4 to parental gender, caregiving identity commitment, and self-reported caregiving involvement were investigated. Mothers' and fathers' means on PC4 were almost identical. Higher PC4 was associated with caregiving identity commitment for both fathers and mothers. Among fathers, PC4 was negatively associated with their self-reported caregiving involvement. This research advances prior research on parental cognitions by establishing associations between PC4 and both parental identity and self-reported parental involvement.
Graduation Semester
2001
Type of Resource
text
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