Coparenting dynamics: Mothers' and fathers' differential support and involvement

This study utilizes the actor–partner interdependence model to examine mothers' and fathers' support of their partner and involvement in parental decision making during coparenting interactions in relation to cooperative and competitive coparenting in a sample of 125 first‐time parents wit...

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Published in:Personal relationships 2017-12, Vol.24 (4), p.917-932
Main Authors: MURPHY, SARAH E., GALLEGOS, MARTIN I., JACOBVITZ, DEBORAH B., HAZEN, NANCY L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Mothers
Parents & parenting
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Summary:This study utilizes the actor–partner interdependence model to examine mothers' and fathers' support of their partner and involvement in parental decision making during coparenting interactions in relation to cooperative and competitive coparenting in a sample of 125 first‐time parents with a 24‐month‐old child. Fathers showed greater instances of support for their partner than did mothers, and mothers demonstrated higher levels of involvement in parenting decisions than did fathers. Mothers' higher support of fathers' parenting was related negatively to competitive coparenting and positively to fathers' involvement. Fathers' higher support of mothers and higher involvement in parenting decisions was related to higher cooperative coparenting. Implications for family intervention and future research are discussed.
ISSN:1350-4126
1475-6811
DOI:10.1111/pere.12221