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Parental Beliefs, Engagement, and Time Investments in Preschoolers

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  • Fort, Margherita
  • Bigoni, Maria
  • Bortolotti, Stefania
  • Caputo, Roberto
  • Guarini, Annalisa
  • Iorio, Daniela
  • Monfardini, Chiara
  • Sansavini, Alessandra
  • Suttora, Chiara

Abstract

This paper presents a novel app-based survey designed to elicit beliefs about the impact of parental time investments from parents of preschoolers that allows to differentiate the intrinsic value of the activity from the significance of parental engagement. The resulting parental belief indicators exhibit strong internal validity and consistency and correlate with engagement and the quality of daily parent-child interactions, as measured by 24-hour parental time diaries: a one standard-deviation increase in beliefs regarding the importance of engagement is associated with an additional 5 hours spent with the child, 6 hours of engaged time (about 30% in time-use standard deviations).

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  • Fort, Margherita & Bigoni, Maria & Bortolotti, Stefania & Caputo, Roberto & Guarini, Annalisa & Iorio, Daniela & Monfardini, Chiara & Sansavini, Alessandra & Suttora, Chiara, 2026. "Parental Beliefs, Engagement, and Time Investments in Preschoolers," CEPR Discussion Papers 21245, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:21245
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    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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