{"id":13689,"date":"2015-04-01T13:58:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T18:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/working-mom-guilt-many-dads-feel-it-too\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:20:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:20:16","slug":"working-mom-guilt-many-dads-feel-it-too","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2015\/04\/01\/working-mom-guilt-many-dads-feel-it-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Working-mom guilt? Many dads feel it too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent study, published in the April 2015 issue of the <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jomf.12170\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Journal of Marriage and Family<\/a><em>, <\/em>suggests that kids\u2019 academic and emotional well-being is not necessarily contingent on the amount of time they spend with their mothers. The takeaway for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/working-mothers-need-to-stop-beating-themselves-up\/2015\/03\/30\/3077a5e4-d710-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html?postshare=8871427799225744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some commentators<\/a>: It\u2019s time for busy moms to let go of the guilt they feel about not spending enough time with their kids.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2015\/04\/01\/working-mom-guilt-many-dads-feel-it-too\/ft_15-04-01_workingdadsconflicted\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-268502\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e5e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e5e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"320\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png?resize=310,320 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-25368 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png\" alt=\"Among Working Parents, Fathers More Conflicted About Time Spent with Kids\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turns out\u00a0today\u2019s working fathers are just as likely as working mothers to say that finding the right balance between their job and their family life is a challenge for them, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2013\/03\/14\/modern-parenthood-roles-of-moms-and-dads-converge-as-they-balance-work-and-family\/\">Pew Research Center has found<\/a>. Fully half of working dads say it\u2019s difficult for them to balance these competing responsibilities; 56% of working moms say the same. And about the same share of working dads (34%) and moms (40%) say they \u201calways feel rushed\u201d in their day-to-day lives.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more-->But when they\u2019re asked about the time they spend with their children, dads are much more likely than moms to say it\u2019s not enough. About half (48%) of working dads say they spend too little time with their kids, compared with just 26% of working moms. Most working moms (66%) say they spend the right amount of time with their kids.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s true that today\u2019s moms spend significantly more time, on average, taking care of their children than dads do. Analysis of recent time diary data shows that dads spent about seven hours a week on child care, compared with moms\u2019 14 hours. But those seven hours represent a significant increase from a generation ago. And nearly half of today\u2019s working dads (46%) say that they spend more time with their kids than their parents spent with them.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2015\/04\/01\/working-mom-guilt-many-dads-feel-it-too\/ft_15-04-01_workingdadssuccess\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-268505\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dce3e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dce3e2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"380\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsSuccess.png?resize=310,380 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-25374 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsSuccess.png\" alt=\"For Working Dads, Time Spent with Kids and Parenting Success Go Hand-in-Hand\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to parenting, dads are harder on themselves than moms are, especially dads who say they don\u2019t spend enough time with their children. Among working dads who say they spend too little time with their kids, only 49% say they are doing an excellent or good job as a parent. In contrast, among dads who say they spend the right amount of time with their kids, 81% give themselves high marks for their parenting.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The journal article found that \u2013 just as with mothers\u2019 time \u2013 the amount of time dads spend with their children does not have a significant impact on the children\u2019s well-being. But the researchers did find that time spent with <em>both<\/em> parents can make a difference in the behavior of teenagers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s working fathers are just as likely as working mothers to say that finding the right balance between their job and their family life is a challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"sub_headline":null,"sub_title":"","_crdt_document":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"relatedPosts":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0,"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":"","prc_watchers":[]},"categories":[234,221,215,228],"bylines":[943],"collection":[],"datasets":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[467],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[515],"research-teams":[519],"workflow-status":[],"class_list":["post-13689","short-read","type-short-read","status-publish","hentry","category-business-workplace","category-household-structure-family-roles","category-motherhood-fatherhood","category-parenthood","bylines-kim-parker","formats-short-read","regions-countries-united-states","research-teams-social-trends"],"label":"Short Read","post_parent":0,"word_count":405,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2015\/04\/01\/working-mom-guilt-many-dads-feel-it-too\/","art_direction":{"A1":{"id":25368,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png?w=310&h=317&crop=1","width":310,"height":317,"chartArt":false},"A2":{"id":25368,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"chartArt":false},"A3":{"id":25368,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png?w=194&h=110&crop=1","width":194,"height":110,"chartArt":false},"A4":{"id":25368,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"chartArt":false},"XL":{"id":25368,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png?w=310&h=320&crop=1","width":310,"height":320,"chartArt":false},"social":{"id":25368,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/FT_15.04.01_workingdadsConflicted.png?w=310&h=320&crop=1","width":310,"height":320,"chartArt":false}},"_embeds":[],"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[],"datacite_doi":"","prc_seo_data":{"title":"Working-mom guilt? 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