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Migrant fathers maintain high levels of involvement with their children and families, with their income significantly predicting the extent of this involvement. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study investigates how migration characteristics affect the involvement of migrant fathers with their children.

June 10, 2026Asian and Pacific migration journal

Migration characteristics of migrant fathers and their involvement with young children

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ZHZiarat Hossain ZMZainal Madon MSMahtab Soleimani

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Examines migrant fathers' involvement with children in relation to socioeconomic factors, indicating impactful connections.

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This study investigates how migration characteristics affect the involvement of migrant fathers with their children.
Convenience sample of 260 Bangladeshi migrant fathers in Malaysia.
Participants were interviewed by bilingual graduate students.
Focus on migration reasons, job changes, and levels of paternal engagement.
Migrant fathers indicated high involvement levels with their children.
Fathers' income was identified as a significant predictor of child involvement.
Most fathers worked in unskilled labor roles for an average of eight years.

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Hossain et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a28fe9f6f82f25be989bd32 https://doi.org/10.1177/01171968261458579

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June 10, 2026Asian and Pacific migration journal

Migration characteristics of migrant fathers and their involvement with young children

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Authors

ZHZiarat Hossain ZMZainal Madon MSMahtab Soleimani

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Overview

Examines migrant fathers' involvement with children in relation to socioeconomic factors, indicating impactful connections.

Key Points

This study investigates how migration characteristics affect the involvement of migrant fathers with their children.
Convenience sample of 260 Bangladeshi migrant fathers in Malaysia.
Participants were interviewed by bilingual graduate students.
Focus on migration reasons, job changes, and levels of paternal engagement.
Migrant fathers indicated high involvement levels with their children.
Fathers' income was identified as a significant predictor of child involvement.
Most fathers worked in unskilled labor roles for an average of eight years.

Cite This Study

Hossain et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a28fe9f6f82f25be989bd32 https://doi.org/10.1177/01171968261458579

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