Primary Caregiving Father's Perceptions of Leisure

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact the primary caregiving role had on men's perceptions of leisure. The Assessment of Leisure and Recreation Involvement (Ragheb, 2002) was used to examine men's leisure. Twenty-five stay-at-home dad groups were solicited via e-mail; 81 men submitted usable responses to an online survey. Respondents considered themselves the primary caregiver for children in the household and at least one child was younger than 12. Descriptive data were collected about the experience of being a primary caregiving father, demographics, and how the caregiving role affects the men's perceptions of leisure. Caregiving fathers in the sample resembled the perceptions of many primary caregiving mothers. Perhaps the "caregiving" role, rather than gender, is a more distinct variable explaining perceptions of leisure by parents.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2004

Author dc:creator

• Hall, Rebecca

Contributors dc:contributor

• Valerius, Laura, 1961-
• Collins, John
• Hodges, Jan
• Jacobson, Arminta

• Leisure.
• Fathers.
• Househusbands.
• primary caregiving fathers
• stay-at-home dads
• leisure
• recreation
• perceptions of leisure

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Hall, Rebecca
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 55665563
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4513/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc4513