The Importance of the Coparental Relationship for Nonresident Fathers' Ties to Children

We examine the importance of the coparental relationship for nonresident fathers' ties to their children. Using data from Wave 2 of the National Survey of Families and Households, we focus on the link between two dimensions of coparenting, cooperative coparenting and conflict over childrearing,...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 2005-12, Vol.67 (5), p.1196-1212
Main Authors: Sobolewski, Juliana M., King, Valarie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Child care
Child Custody
Child Rearing
Children
Children & youth
Conflict
Cooperation
coparenting
Differences
Divorce
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family studies
Father Attitudes
Fathering
Fathers
Foster children
Foster parents
Men's Family Roles
Mothers
National Survey of Families and Households
National Surveys
nonresident parents
Parent Child Relations
Parent Child Relationship
Parent Responsibility
Parent Role
parent-child relationships
Parenting
Parents
Parents & parenting
Personal relationships
Satisfaction
Sexuality. Marriage. Family relations
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
State Surveys
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Summary:We examine the importance of the coparental relationship for nonresident fathers' ties to their children. Using data from Wave 2 of the National Survey of Families and Households, we focus on the link between two dimensions of coparenting, cooperative coparenting and conflict over childrearing, and three dimensions of nonresident father involvement, contact, relationship quality, and responsive fathering. Cooperative coparenting predicts more frequent father-child contact, which in turn predicts higher relationship quality and more responsive fathering. Conflict over childrearing, however, is not significantly related to nonresident father involvement. Findings are consistent across different groups of children. Results suggest that cooperative coparenting between parents who live apart is associated with stronger ties between nonresident fathers and their children.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00210.x