The relationship between parenting engagement and academic performance.

ABSTRACT: Gender differences in research productivity have been well documented. One frequent explanation of these differences is disproportionate child-related responsibilities for women. However, changing social dynamics around parenting has led to fathers taking an increasingly active role in parenting. This demands a more nuanced approach to understanding the relationship between parenting and productivity for both men and women. To gain insight into associations between parent roles, partner type, research productivity, and research impact, we conducted a global survey that targeted 1.5 million active scientists; we received viable responses from 10,445 parents (< 1% response rate), thus providing a basis for exploratory analyses that shed light on associations between parenting models and rese

SUBMITTER: Derrick GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9789521 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature