Paternity Leave, Father Involvement, and Parental Conflict: The Moderating Role of Religious Participation [PDF]
Numerous studies show that taking paternity leave is associated with increased father involvement. However, fewer studies have explored contextual factors that may increase (or diminish) the likelihood that paternity leave-taking provides benefits to ...
Richard J. Petts
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Paid paternity leave-taking in the United States. [PDF]
Surprisingly few studies have focused on paternity leave-taking in the U.S. This study utilizes data from three national datasets to provide a comprehensive examination of the attitudes, practices, and predictors of paid paternity leave-taking in the U.S.
Petts RJ, Knoester C, Li Q.
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If I [Take] Leave, Will You Stay? Paternity Leave and Relationship Stability. [PDF]
AbstractRecent European studies suggest that fathers’ leave-taking may contribute to parental relationship stability. Paternity leave-taking may signal a commitment by fathers toward a greater investment in family life, which may reduce the burden on mothers and strengthen parental relationships.
Petts RJ, Carlson DL, Knoester C.
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Paternity Leave-Taking and Father Engagement. [PDF]
Evidence suggests that paternity leave‐taking is associated with higher levels of father involvement, but research has been limited in its focus on cross‐sectional analyses and indicators of father involvement used. This study uses national longitudinal data to examine whether paternity leave‐taking is associated with 2 indicators of father engagement ...
Petts RJ, Knoester C.
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The influence of paternity leave uptake on parental post-partum depression: An ELFE cohort study [PDF]
Introduction Many countries are currently expanding their paternity leave policies, which have positive effects on parental mental health. Objectives We examined whether two weeks of paid paternity leave are associated with post-partum depression (PPD ...
K. M. Barry +5 more
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Fathers’ perceptions of factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave: a qualitative study [PDF]
BackgroundA systematic review has reported that paternal involvement is beneficial in reducing social, behavioural and psychological problems in children. However, little research has investigated factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave.
Naoyuki Mita +4 more
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I Want to but I Won't: Pluralistic Ignorance Inhibits Intentions to Take Paternity Leave in Japan [PDF]
The number of male employees who take paternity leave in Japan has been low in past decades. However, the majority of male employees actually wish to take paternity leave if they were to have a child.
Takeru Miyajima, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
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Paternity leave experiences of NHS doctors. [PDF]
This study assesses NHS doctors' experiences of paternity leave and evaluates whether practices have changed since the introduction of additional paternity leave (APL) in April 2011. An anonymised online survey designed to discover experiences and uptake of APL and ordinary paternity leave (OPL) was distributed to all members of the London Deanery ...
Gordon H, Szram J.
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PATERNITY LEAVE: FIRST RESULTS OF INTRODUCTION IN MOLDOVA
Parental leave policies are important instruments regulating how the men’s and women’s concurrent role as parents and employees is valued and encouraged.
Inga Chistruga — Sînchevici
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Does paternity leave affect mothers’ sickness absence [PDF]
Female labour force participation is high in Norway but sickness absence rates are higher for women than for men. This may be partly a result of unequal sharing of childcare in the family.
Bratberg, Espen, Naz, Ghazala
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