Table 3.
Results from OLS Models of the Association between Length of Paternity Leave and Father Engagement at W1
Variable | Model 1 (Bivariate) | Model 2 (Adds Controls) | Model 3 (Adds Prenatal) | Model 4 (Adds Attitudes) | ||||
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b | SE | b | SE | b | SE | b | SE | |
Developmental Activities | ||||||||
Length of Paternity Leave | 0.04 | 0.01*** | 0.03 | 0.01*** | 0.03 | 0.01*** | 0.02 | 0.01** |
Father Commitments and Attitudes | ||||||||
Prenatal Involvement | 0.15 | 0.02*** | 0.12 | 0.02*** | ||||
Fathering Competence | 0.13 | 0.01*** | ||||||
Traditional Gender Attitudes | 0.06 | 0.03* | ||||||
Importance of Father Involvement | 0.36 | 0.03*** | ||||||
R2 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.15 | ||||
Caretaking | ||||||||
Length of Paternity Leave | 0.05 | 0.01*** | 0.04 | 0.01*** | 0.04 | 0.01*** | 0.03 | 0.01*** |
Father Commitments and Attitudes | ||||||||
Prenatal Involvement | 0.15 | 0.02*** | 0.13 | 0.02*** | ||||
Fathering Competence | 0.11 | 0.01*** | ||||||
Traditional Gender Attitudes | 0.09 | 0.04* | ||||||
Importance of Father Involvement | 0.45 | 0.03*** | ||||||
R2 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.16 |
N = 5000. Models 2–4 include all control variables listed in the methods section.
p < .05.
p < .01.
p < .001