Dm. Young et Jl. Roopnarine, FATHERS CHILD-CARE INVOLVEMENT WITH CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, Topics in early childhood special education, 14(4), 1994, pp. 488-502
The present study examined fathers' involvement in childcare and their
marital stress levels, functioning styles, and support for childcare
in 23 two-parent families that had a preschool-age child with a disabi
lity and 24 two-parent families with a nondisabled preschool-age child
. No significant differences existed between the two groups of fathers
on measures of paternal involvement, marital stress, and functioning
styles within the family. Likewise, there were no significant differen
ces in paternal involvement as a function of the child's disability. T
he data are discussed in terms of the socioeconomic resources of the p
arents, appropriate early education programs for young children with d
isabilities, and the ability of fathers to care for children with disa
bilities.