Father Involvement: The Role of Marital Adjustment, Mother-Adolescent Relationship Quality and Father's Level of Education

One of the concerns of families with adolescents is the father involvement in parenting. It is important to examine the factors that are related to this concept. The aim of this study was to predict the father involvement through marital adjustment, mother-adolescent relationship quality and Father's level of education. The research method was correlational with path analysis. The study population included all families with adolescent-boys aged 13 to 15 in the city of Isfahan in 2018. The samples were selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Three hundred and six people (102 families, including adolescents with parents) were administered the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), and Parent-Child Relationship Scale (PCRS). Data were analyzed using Multiple Regression and Path analysis by SPSS and AMOS. The findings showed that the proposed model has a good-fit and all path coefficients were significant. Also, in the current path model, the mother-adolescent relationship quality plays a mediating role. In general, the Predictable variables in the model, especially the marital adjustment and the parent-adolescent relationship quality, can explain the father involvement. The results of the present study confirmed the prominent role of family interactions in the involvement and participation of fathers in parenting, and the findings could help experts in promoting family health and cohesion.