Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines

This study investigated left-behind Filipino fathers and their involvement as child caregivers. It hypothesized that social support and well-being predict paternal involvement, with well-being as the mediator. Results showed that familial and peer support predicted involvement, with well-being as me...

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Main Author:	Garabiles, Melissa R
Format:	text
Published:	Archīum Ateneo 2021
Subjects:	involvement well-being social support fathers migration Philippines Migration Studies Psychology
Online Access:	https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/314 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0117196820983760?journalCode=amja
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spelling	ph-ateneo-arc.psychology-faculty-pubs-13132022-02-14T03:53:14Z Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines Garabiles, Melissa R This study investigated left-behind Filipino fathers and their involvement as child caregivers. It hypothesized that social support and well-being predict paternal involvement, with well-being as the mediator. Results showed that familial and peer support predicted involvement, with well-being as mediator. Spousal support did not predict involvement or well-being. Findings highlight the importance of familial and peer support to left-behind fathers. Interactions between significant predictors of involvement present novel pathways to childcare. The non-significant role of spousal support is discussed in the context of transnational migration. Several interventions involving families and peers are suggested. 2021-01-10T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/314 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0117196820983760?journalCode=amja Psychology Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo involvement well-being social support fathers migration Philippines Migration Studies Psychology
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topic	involvement well-being social support fathers migration Philippines Migration Studies Psychology
spellingShingle	involvement well-being social support fathers migration Philippines Migration Studies Psychology Garabiles, Melissa R Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines
description	This study investigated left-behind Filipino fathers and their involvement as child caregivers. It hypothesized that social support and well-being predict paternal involvement, with well-being as the mediator. Results showed that familial and peer support predicted involvement, with well-being as mediator. Spousal support did not predict involvement or well-being. Findings highlight the importance of familial and peer support to left-behind fathers. Interactions between significant predictors of involvement present novel pathways to childcare. The non-significant role of spousal support is discussed in the context of transnational migration. Several interventions involving families and peers are suggested.
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author	Garabiles, Melissa R
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title	Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines
title_short	Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines
title_full	Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines
title_fullStr	Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed	Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines
title_sort	social support, well-being and involvement of fathers in transnational families in the philippines
publisher	Archīum Ateneo
publishDate	2021
url	https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/314 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0117196820983760?journalCode=amja
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Social Support, Well-being and Involvement of Fathers in Transnational Families in the Philippines

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