Father involvement and sanctification of parenting in Aceh

This study examines the extent to which sanctification of parenting in fathers could predict father involvement in adolescents’ upbringing. One hundred and thirty-three pairs of fathers (M_Age = 50.44 years) and adolescents (M_Age = 16.18) in Aceh participated in this study. This study used the Indonesian version of the Reported Father Involvement Scale (Finley & Schwartz, 2004), Nurturance Fathering Scale (Finley & Schwartz, 2004), and Sanctification of Parenting Scale (Mahoney et al., 2003). Results show that sanctification of parenting contributes significantly to father involvement, both in behaviour domains and in affective quality perceived by the adolescents. The results might be influenced by Acehnese culture and Islamic teaching that should be studied in future research.