Father wellbeing: self-efficacy, positive engagement, and reading with children
Findings suggest that 1) opportunities for father self-efficacy through social connectedness with peers and positive engagement can support the wellbeing of fathers, and 2) that fostering father self-efficacy in family provision, along with father-targeted resources and approaches (such as incorporating play), can support father engagement in their children's literacy development.
Authors
- Anna Dillon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8213-1295)
- Sumaya Saqr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0295-533X)
- Kay Gallagher
- Claudine Habak
Institutions
- Emirates College for Advanced Education (AE)
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1730393
- Primary Topic
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00