While we are beginning to understand the individual- and household-level processes that predict father involvement, we know less about the institutional factors that influence these processes. I seek to better understand the ways in which father involvement is socially constructed in modern welfare states. This research is designed to answer three questions: 1) Are there cross-national differences in the time fathers spend with their children? 2) Are there cross-national differences in the individual- and household-level mechanisms associated with father involvement? 3) Do these cross-national differences in levels and/or effects correspond to predicted relationships between institutional context and father involvement? I plan to standardize four national time use surveys conducted in the early 2000s in the United States and Europe and craft innovative measures of father involvement. I will use a variety of statistical techniques to understand variation between and within these countries, and I will employ a focused case-study approach to understanding these differences. The project has the potential to add to our understanding of mechanisms that influence father involvement, to advance the field through an integration of multiple levels of analysis, and to inform policy that encourages active fathering.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Small Research Grants (R03)
Project #
5R03HD056996-03
Application #
7689793
Study Section
Pediatrics Subcommittee (CHHD)
Program Officer
King, Rosalind B
Project Start
2008-09-17
Project End
2011-08-31
Budget Start
2009-09-01
Budget End
2011-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$78,000
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Washington
Department
Type
Schools of Social Work
DUNS #
605799469
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195
Hook, Jennifer L; Wolfe, Christina M (2013) Parental Involvement and Work Schedules: Time with Children in the United States, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Eur Sociol Rev 29:411-425
Hook, Jennifer L (2012) Working at the Weekend: Fathers' Time with Family in the United Kingdom. J Marriage Fam 74:631-642
Hook, Jennifer L; Wolfe, Christina M (2012) New Fathers? Residential Fathers' Time with Children in Four Countries. J Fam Issues 33:415-450