Fathers in the fields: father involvement among Latino migrant farmworkers

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Arditti JA ; Grzywacz JG ; Isom S ; Jaramillo A ; Kennington M ; Quandt SA
• Description:
  A substantial number of Latino farmworkers migrate to the U.S. from Mexico and other Central American countries, many of whom are fathers. This study investigated migrant Latino farmworkers' fathering behaviors, father involvement correlates, and family relationship variables. We analyzed structured interview data from primarily Mexican migrant farmworker fathers (N=192) in North Carolina. Father child phone contact, coparenting cooperation, and relationship quality with children's mothers were interrelated and positively correlated with fathers' closeness to their children. Pre-migration father engagement was negatively correlated with fathers' reported closeness to their children following migration. A positive migration outlook among fathers seemed to connect with more cooperative coparenting and less depressive symptomology. Our findings suggest migration for migrant farmwork may still afford men close family relationships given cultural values emphasizing the importance of fathers' financial provision to their family members. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Family Farmers Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Migrant Families Farmworker Farm Workers Migrant Workers MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Musculoskeletal Straining/Spraining Event Occupational Surveillance Surveillance Methods

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• ISSN:
  0047-2328
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048647
• Citation:
  J Comp Fam Stud 2014 Fall; 45(4):537-557
• Contact Point Address:
  Joyce A. Arditti, 311 Wallace Hall, Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
• Email:
  arditti@vt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Comparative Family Studies
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7ce5fecb8cfd0721f61c7342b453fac16e2223a4c5340baa449771a3bbaa8cf3b0b181fa737f50e098e7160d47dc9ced0d8388d42857ff9ad79972b1fa09b1f2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203355/cdc_203355_DS1.pdf
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