Mental Models for Parenting: Correlates of Metaparenting among Fathers of Young Children

摘要: The present study explored the antecedents and correlates of metaparenting, defined as mental plans for parenting across five subscales: responding, preventing, monitoring, mentoring, modeling. Cross sectional data on a diverse sample 74 fathers were drawn from larger longitudinal project that interviewed men four times over first two years their children’s lives. A structural equation model revealed fathers’ reports positive role models intelligence found to be related working measured by components metaparenting. Most importantly, higher levels metaparenting associated with authoritative less abuse potential. Results provided preliminary evidence importance among fathers.