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Do marriage problems affect fathering more than mothering? A quantitative and qualitative review.
Mary Jo Coiro,Robert E. Emery +1 more
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There is limited evidence that, relative to mothering, fathering is more likely to be affected by marital conflict, but it is suggested that marital status (i.e., divorce) affects fathering notably more than it affects mothering.Abstract:
The important question of whether marital problems disrupt fathering more than mothering is addressed in (a) a quantitative review of evidence on marital conflict and parenting in intact families, and (b) a qualitative review of research on mother and father involvement with their children following divorce. We conclude that (a) there is limited evidence that, relative to mothering, fathering is more likely to be affected by marital conflict, but suggest that (b) marital status (i.e., divorce) affects fathering notably more than it affects mothering. We further suggest that marital problems may disrupt father involvement which, in turn, weakens the quality of father-child relationships; there likely are multiple alternative pathways through which marriage problems affect parenting, including both "spillover" and "compensation"; researchers need to examine more carefully how marital problems disrupt coparenting; child age and gender may moderate linkages between the parental and marital subsystems; and coparenting, marital happiness, and the institution of marriage itself may be essential first avenues of intervention for those who wish to improve or maintain fathers' involvement with their children.read more
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The role of father involvement in children's later mental health.
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Parental interest in children's education, children's self-esteem and locus of control, and later educational attainment: Twenty-six year follow-up of the 1970 British Birth Cohort.
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Marital conflict, maternal and paternal parenting, and child adjustment: a test of mediation and moderation.
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