Differences and Similarities in Mothers’ and Fathers’ Positive Parenting and Involvement​

Lillian Tuck ’24 Major: Biology and Psychology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kelly A. Warmuth, Psychology Mothers and fathers may exhibit differences in their involvement and positive parenting with their children. Participants were 97 couples with 5- to 9-year-old children who completed the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire. Results showed that mothers reported higher involvement and positive parenting with their children than fathers, and there were no differences based on the total number of children in the family. These findings emphasize the differences between mothers’ and fathers’ parenting styles