Citation

Oburu PO. Parent. Sci. Pract. 2011; 11(2-3): 152-162.

Affiliation

Department of Educational Psychology, Maseno University, P.O. Box 333-40105, Maseno, Kenya.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15295192.2011.585561

PMID

21927588

PMCID

PMC3173760

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The present study examined differences and similarities between Kenyan mothers and fathers in attributions regarding successes and failures in caregiving situations and progressive versus authoritarian attitudes.

DESIGN: Interviews were conducted with both mothers and fathers in 100 two-parent families in Kenya.

RESULTS: Mothers were more likely to make attributions regarding adult-controlled failure in caregiving situations than were fathers, but mothers and fathers did not differ on attributions regarding uncontrollable success, child-controlled failure, or authoritarian or progressive attitudes. Moderate to large correlations were found between mothers and fathers in terms of attributions regarding uncontrollable success, authoritarian attitudes, and modernity of attitudes.

CONCLUSIONS: Kenyan mothers and fathers hold very similar attributions for success and failures in caregiving situations as well as parenting attitudes.

Language: en