Fathers’ Childcare Success and Maternal Parenting Stress: A Comparative Study of Families With and Without Children Having Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

IF 1.9 4区心理学 Q3 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Developmental psychobiology Pub Date : 2026-09-20 DOI:10.1002/dev.70201

Shiori Ishida, Tomone Takahashi, Aimi Kinoshita, Hisato Igarashi

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Abstract

Paternal engagement has been described as a relational process that redistributes caregiving responsibilities and strengthens family resilience and function. This study investigated the association between fathers’ childcare success and maternal parenting stress by comparing families raising children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (ND) with those raising typically developing (TD) children. Fifty-three fathers of children with ND and 206 fathers of TD children completed online surveys on parenting self-efficacy, childcare knowledge, involvement, communication with their spouse, and perceived social support. In paired surveys, spouses reported on parenting stress. Structural equation modeling indicated that in both groups, higher paternal childcare success was significantly associated with lower maternal stress (ND: β = −0.42, p < 0.05; TD: β = −0.39, p < 0.001). However, the contributing factors differed; in TD families, paternal role awareness, father–child relationship, and spousal relationship were most strongly related to fathers’ childcare success, whereas these associations were less prominent in ND families. These findings highlight the importance of interventions that address fathers’ psychological traits as well as the specialized skills and knowledge required for parenting children with ND to enhance family functioning and parental well-being.

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父亲育儿成功与母亲育儿压力：有与无神经发育障碍儿童家庭的比较研究。

父亲的参与被描述为一个关系过程，重新分配照顾责任，加强家庭的弹性和功能。本研究通过比较神经发育障碍（ND）儿童和正常发育（TD）儿童的家庭，探讨了父亲育儿成功与母亲育儿压力之间的关系。53名自闭症儿童的父亲和206名自闭症儿童的父亲完成了育儿自我效能感、育儿知识、参与、与配偶沟通和感知社会支持的在线调查。在成对调查中，配偶报告了养育子女的压力。结构方程模型显示，在两组中，父亲育儿成功率越高，母亲压力越低（ND: β = -0.42, p < 0.05; TD: β = -0.39, p < 0.001）。然而，影响因素有所不同；在TD家庭中，父亲角色意识、父子关系和配偶关系与父亲育儿成功的关系最为密切，而在ND家庭中，这些关系不太显著。这些发现强调了干预措施的重要性，即解决父亲的心理特征，以及养育ND儿童所需的专业技能和知识，以增强家庭功能和父母福祉。

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Developmental psychobiology 生物-发育生物学

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

18.20%

发文量

125

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Developmental Psychobiology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research papers from the disciplines of psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine that contribute to an understanding of behavior development. Research that focuses on development in the embryo/fetus, neonate, juvenile, or adult animal and multidisciplinary research that relates behavioral development to anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, or evolution is appropriate. The journal represents a broad phylogenetic perspective on behavior development by publishing studies of invertebrates, fish, birds, humans, and other animals. The journal publishes experimental and descriptive studies whether carried out in the laboratory or field. The journal also publishes review articles and theoretical papers that make important conceptual contributions. Special dedicated issues of Developmental Psychobiology , consisting of invited papers on a topic of general interest, may be arranged with the Editor-in-Chief. Developmental Psychobiology also publishes Letters to the Editor, which discuss issues of general interest or material published in the journal. Letters discussing published material may correct errors, provide clarification, or offer a different point of view. Authors should consult the editors on the preparation of these contributions.