The Mediating Effect of Fathers' Parenting Involvement on the Relation Between Fathers' Sex-Role Attitude and Mothers' Parenting Efficacy: Focused on Double-Income Family with Young Children in South Korea

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the mediating effect of fathers' parenting involvement on the relation between fathers' sex-role attitude and mothers' parenting efficacy. A total of 240 parents of double-income family with young children in South Korea were selected as the participants for the study. The study variables were measured using the survey questionnaires. Pearson's correlation analyses and regression analyses along with Sobel test were conducted. The results demonstrated that fathers' parenting involvement had a significant partial mediation effect on the relationship between fathers' sexrole attitude and mothers' parenting efficacy.