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Paternal involvement and peer competence in young children: the mediating role of playfulness

Chunyan Liang, Xinwen Bi

Frontiers in Psychology · 2025

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Summary

(1) There are positive correlations between paternal involvement, young children's playfulness and peer competence after controlling for the demographic variables of age and gender. (2) Paternal involvement is positively related to young children's peer competence. (3) Playfulness partially mediated the relationship between paternal involvement and children's peer competence. Findings from this study emphasize the significance of paternal involvement in enhancing young children's peer competence, while also highlighting the value of positive emotional traits such as playfulness for fostering family interaction and promoting young child development.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1477432
Catalogue ID
SNmoh9mrcb-lxwyse
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