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Most of these studies, however, examined variables in isolation, and none attempted to develop a comprehensive model of the ways in which they might interact with each other. The present study proposed to fill this gap by testing such a comprehensive model predicting men's intentions to become involved in parenting. The model proposed that intention to parent is influenced by the individual man's feelings about his own parenting (PS), his socialization into the world of work (CS), his attitudes about male and female sex-roles respectively (AMSR, AFSR), and his beliefs about what parenting behaviors are appropriate and important for mothers and fathers (PMR and PFR, respectively).","abstract_html":"Previous research has examined variables such as educational level and socioeconomic status (Barnett & Baruch, 1987; Blood & Wolfe, 1960; Coverman, 1985; Crouter et al., 1987; Radin, 1981), and sex-role attitudes (Baruch & Barnett, 1981; McHale & Huston, 1984; Pleck, 1985) on parental involvement and attitudes about parental roles, and Gilbert and Hanson (1982, 1983) developed the Perceptions of Parental Role Scales to measure such attitudes more comprehensively. 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Most of these studies, however, examined variables in isolation, and none attempted to develop a comprehensive model of the ways in which they might interact with each other. The present study proposed to fill this gap by testing such a comprehensive model predicting men's intentions to become involved in parenting. The model proposed that intention to parent is influenced by the individual man's feelings about his own parenting (PS), his socialization into the world of work (CS), his attitudes about male and female sex-roles respectively (AMSR, AFSR), and his beliefs about what parenting behaviors are appropriate and important for mothers and fathers (PMR and PFR, respectively).","The results indicate that men's parental intentions are affected mainly by their beliefs about what is important for fathers to do (PFR), which was in turn influenced by their feelings about their own parenting, particularly what they received from their father. 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