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Title: Father Involvement and Gender Role Ideology of Young Hispanic Adults: Analysis Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY)
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Aguiar, Lyndon J. |
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Father Involvement and Gender Role Ideology of Young Hispanic Adults: Analysis Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) Ph.D. Dissertation, School of Education, New York University, 2009 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Ethnic Differences; Fathers; Fathers, Influence; Fathers, Involvement; Gender Attitudes/Roles; Women's Roles; Work Attitudes Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The present study was based on analyses of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a multi-year national sample of young adults which began in 1979 (NLSY79). To explore the role that father involvement during adolescence has on gender role ideology of young adult Hispanic males and females, data from 406 Hispanic participants, a subset of the children of NLSY79 female respondents, were reviewed from the 1992 through 2002 biannual survey waves. Gender role ideology is the extent to which opinions and beliefs about family and work roles differ based on sex, and range along a continuum from traditional to egalitarian. Reciprocal-role theory suggests that fathers are instrumental in shaping the gender role ideology of their children. Multivariate analyses indicated that father involvement during adolescence contributed significantly to gender role ideology of young adult Hispanic males (N = 200), even after controlling for mother involvement and other contextual variables (participant's age, birth order, educational aspirations, maternal education and maternal employment). Increased positive father involvement contributed to less egalitarian gender role ideologies for young adult males. No significant contribution was found for father involvement on gender role ideology of young adult Hispanic females (N = 206) after controlling for mother involvement and other contextual variables. Increased maternal education and young adult educational aspirations were positively associated with more egalitarian gender role ideologies for both male and female Hispanics. Interestingly, both male and female participants endorsed gender role ideologies that were clearly skewed towards the egalitarian end of the scale. Findings suggest that father involvement during adolescence has a significant role in the gender role ideology of young adult Hispanic males, while educational factors have a secondary, but also important role in the gender role ideology of both male and female Hispanics. Implications for counseling psychologists are discussed, with particular focus on Hispanic clients. Barriers to the increased positive involvement of fathers, such as maternal gate-keeping, are also explored. |
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Aguiar, Lyndon J. Father Involvement and Gender Role Ideology of Young Hispanic Adults: Analysis Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). Ph.D. Dissertation, School of Education, New York University, 2009. |