Fathers' high-quality parenting behaviors support the development of positive social and emotional adjustment in children. However, a complete understanding of individual differences in fathers' parenting quality requires considering multiple precursors to parenting in the same model. This study examined associations of three classes of predictors with fathers' parenting quality: personal (i.e., personality, intuitive parenting behavior, and progressive beliefs), contextual (i.e., supportive coparenting, romantic relationship quality, job satisfaction), and child characteristics (i.e., temperament). These predictors of observed parenting quality (i.e., sensitivity, emotional engagement, positive regard) were examined among 182 fathers who transitioned to parenthood in 2008-2010. Results from structural equation modeling analyses indicated that fathers who showed higher-quality parenting behavior with their 9-month-old infants were those who demonstrated greater intuitive parenting behavior prior to their child's birth, reported greater conscientiousness, reported greater openness to experience, and had more supportive coparenting relationships with their partners at 3 months postpartum. Implications for future research on fathers' parenting and applications to prevention and intervention programs for expectant and new parents are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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新父亲的养育质量：个人、背景和孩子的前身。

父亲高质量的养育行为支持孩子积极的社会和情绪调整的发展。然而，要全面了解父亲育儿质量的个体差异，需要在同一模型中考虑育儿的多个前兆。本研究考察了三类预测因素与父亲养育质量的关联：个人（即个性、直觉养育行为和进步信念）、情境（即支持性共同养育、恋爱关系质量、工作满意度）和儿童特征（即，气质）。在 2008-2010 年过渡到为人父母的 182 名父亲中检查了这些观察到的育儿质量（即敏感性、情感参与、积极关注）的预测因素。结构方程模型分析的结果表明，对 9 个月大的婴儿表现出更高质量的育儿行为的父亲是那些在孩子出生前表现出更直观的育儿行为、报告更认真、报告更开放的经验的父亲，并且产后 3 个月时与伴侣建立更支持性的共同养育关系。讨论了对父亲养育的未来研究以及对准父母和新父母的预防和干预计划的应用的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。在产后 3 个月报告了更大的责任心，报告了更大的经验开放性，并且与他们的伴侣建立了更多支持性的共同养育关系。讨论了对父亲养育的未来研究以及对准父母和新父母的预防和干预计划的应用的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。在产后 3 个月报告了更大的责任心，报告了更大的经验开放性，并且与他们的伴侣建立了更多支持性的共同养育关系。讨论了对父亲养育的未来研究以及对准父母和新父母的预防和干预计划的应用的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。