Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia

This article reports on findings from a study of 989 fathers of school-going children aged 10 through 16 from intact families in rural and urban areas in Selangor, Malaysia. The study aims to explore the factors that affect father involvement among Malay Muslims. Results indicate that fathers’ educa...

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Main Authors: Juhari, Rumaya, Yaacob, Siti Nor, Abu Talib, Mansor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sage Publications 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28146/
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Yaacob, Siti Nor
Abu Talib, Mansor
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description This article reports on findings from a study of 989 fathers of school-going children aged 10 through 16 from intact families in rural and urban areas in Selangor, Malaysia. The study aims to explore the factors that affect father involvement among Malay Muslims. Results indicate that fathers’ education, marital quality, and number of children are significantly related to their involvement in children’s lives. Fathers’ perceptions of their own fathers’ involvement when they were young is also positively associated with their involvement with children, supporting the concept of intergenerational fathering in social learning theory. Muslim fathers see financial provisioning, moral teaching, praying, reciting the Quran, and fasting together with children as their religious duties that God entrusts to them to fulfill both world and after-life purposes. However, they cite lack of time and a common wish to be more involved in their children’s life.
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spelling upm-281462015-10-05T06:24:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28146/ Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia Juhari, Rumaya Yaacob, Siti Nor Abu Talib, Mansor This article reports on findings from a study of 989 fathers of school-going children aged 10 through 16 from intact families in rural and urban areas in Selangor, Malaysia. The study aims to explore the factors that affect father involvement among Malay Muslims. Results indicate that fathers’ education, marital quality, and number of children are significantly related to their involvement in children’s lives. Fathers’ perceptions of their own fathers’ involvement when they were young is also positively associated with their involvement with children, supporting the concept of intergenerational fathering in social learning theory. Muslim fathers see financial provisioning, moral teaching, praying, reciting the Quran, and fasting together with children as their religious duties that God entrusts to them to fulfill both world and after-life purposes. However, they cite lack of time and a common wish to be more involved in their children’s life. Sage Publications 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28146/1/Father%20involvement%20among%20Malay%20Muslims%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Juhari, Rumaya and Yaacob, Siti Nor and Abu Talib, Mansor (2013) Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia. Journal of Family Issues, 34 (2). pp. 210-229. ISSN 0192-513X; ESSN: 1552-5481 10.1177/0192513X12461339
spellingShingle Juhari, Rumaya
Yaacob, Siti Nor
Abu Talib, Mansor
Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia
title Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia
title_full Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia
title_fullStr Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia
title_short Father involvement among Malay Muslims in Malaysia
title_sort father involvement among malay muslims in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28146/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28146/1/Father%20involvement%20among%20Malay%20Muslims%20in%20Malaysia.pdf