文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Father involvement among Chinese fathers in four geolocations: Exploring cultural nuances and similarities

作者：Chuang, Susan S.[1];Huang, Ching-Yu[2];Shen, April C. T.[2,3];Zhu, Meihua[4];Wu, Bethany[2];Ng, Agnes[5];Feng, Joyce Y.[3]

机构：[1]Univ Guelph, Dept Family Relat & Appl Nutr, Guelph, ON, Canada;[2]Natl Taiwan Univ, Children & Family Res Ctr, Taipei, Taiwan;[3]Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Social Work, Taipei, Taiwan;[4]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Social Work, Shanghai, Peoples R China;[5]Mission Hlth Green Org, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

年份：2025

卷号：74

期号：2

起止页码：851

外文期刊名：FAMILY RELATIONS

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001413872700001)】；

基金：Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

语种：英文

外文关键词：Chinese families; family dynamics; father involvement; parenting; sociocultural contexts

摘要：ObjectiveThe objective is to explore Chinese fathers' levels of involvement in their young children's lives in four geolocations: Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.BackgroundFathering research has been primarily based on Westernized populations, with a dearth on Chinese fathering. Within the limited studies on Chinese fathers, the influence of sociopolitical environments and geolocation has been overlooked, decontextualizing father involvement.MethodThe study included 273 fathers across four geolocations: Canada (n = 67), Mainland China (n = 56), Hong Kong (n = 47), and Taiwan (n = 103) using time diary data (two 24-hour accounts of their latest workday and weekend day). A series of repeated-measures analyses of covariance (Father Involvement treated as the repeated measures; covarying Fathers' Age and Levels of Education) were conducted to explore the nuances and similarities of father involvement.ResultsFathers' levels of engagement (play, care) differed. Fathers from China reported spending the most time playing with their child than did other fathers. Taiwanese and Hong Kong fathers spent similar amounts of time playing with and caring for their children. Other father involvement dimensions also differed by geolocation.ConclusionOur findings demonstrate that Chinese fathers cannot be "collapsed" into one group. Due to differing sociopolitical environments, fathers' involvement in various dimensions varied.ImplicationsChinese fathers are actively involved in their children's lives, contrary to the beliefs of fathers being "aloof and distant." However, there are differences among Chinese fathers; thus, taking geolocation into account when providing programs and services is essential to Chinese communities.