The Effects of Father's Socio-demographic Variables and Literacy Beliefs on Literacy Interaction between Father and Child

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of father's socio-demographic variables and father's literacy beliefs on father's literacy interaction. Participants were 204 fathers who have children in 3 to 5 years of age. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The findings are summarized as follows: (1) Father’s education level was generally correlated with ‘father role efficiency’, ‘open interaction’, ‘picture-book reading interaction ’ (2) Monthly income of the household was related ‘father role efficiency’, ‘positive feelings on reading books’. (3) ‘Literacy ability development from books’, ‘father role efficiency’, ‘positive feeling on reading books ’ were correlated ‘open interaction ’ and ‘picture book reading’. But, ‘literacy ability development from books’, ‘father role efficiency’, ‘positive feeling on reading books ’ were negatively correlated ‘direct interaction’. (4) The most influential factor on father's ‘open interaction’, ‘direct interaction ’ was ‘literacy ability development from books’. The most influential factor on father's ‘picture-book reading ’ was ‘positive feeling on reading books’. These findings highlight that ‘literacy ability development from books ’ and ‘positive feeling on reading books ' may play critical roles in father's literacy interaction. So, it is very important that adequate training and support on father’s literac