Table 3 Correlations between covariates, parental psychological distress, and fathers’ involvement in childcare (N = 1541)
Variable | Paternal psychological distress | Maternal psychological distress | Fathers’ involvement in childcare (quality) | Fathers’ involvement in childcare (quantity) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
r(p) | r(p) | r(p) | r(p) | |
Father’s age | .061 (.018) | .027 (.285) | −.062 (.016) | −.058 (.023) |
Daily working hours | .086 (.001) | .104 (<.001) | −.100 (<.001) | −.297 (<.001) |
Parenting stress | .432 (<.001) | .261 (<.001) | −.358 (<.001) | −.097 (<.001) |
Child’s age | .001 (.968) | −.030 (.236) | .055 (.030) | −.022 (.399) |
Temperament (emotionality) | .106 (<.001) | .274 (<.001) | −.093 (<.001) | −.047 (.066) |
Temperament (activity) | −.078 (.002) | −.094 (<.001) | .062 (.015) | .018 (.479) |
Paternal psychological distress | 1 | .385 (<.001) | −.236 (<.001) | −.073 (.004) |
Maternal psychological distress | 1 | −.164 (<.001) | −.084 (.001) |