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Examining the Relationship between Paternal Incarceration, Maternal Stress, and Harsh Parenting Behaviors
Jones, Jerrett - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013
In response to rise of incarceration, there is a burgeoning literature examining the consequences of incarceration on families. Research has suggested that incarceration negatively impacts the well-being of partners connected to men with an incarceration history. However, research examining the...
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Employment, Work-Family Conflict, and Parenting Stress Among Economically Disadvantaged Fathers
Nomaguchi, Kei; Johnson, Wendi - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013
Qualitative research suggests that economically disadvantaged fathers experience considerable stress due to difficulty fulfilling the breadwinning ideal and workplace inflexibility that ignores their childcare responsibility. Yet, quantitative research on how employment and work-family conflict...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720696
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The Causal Effects of Father Absence
McLanahan, Sara; Schneider, Daniel - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
outcomes such as high school graduation, children’s social emotional adjustment and adult mental health. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720699
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Do Relationship and Child Characteristics Predict Supportive Coparenting After Relationship Dissolution Among At-Risk Parents?
Dush, Claire M. Kamp; Kotila, Letitia E.; … - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2010
Cooperative coparenting after relationship dissolution has been shown to be associated with increased father involvement which can buffer against the negative effects of parental relationship dissolution. Low-income, at-risk families are much more likely to experience relationship dissolutions;...
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Economic Trajectories in Non-Traditional Families with Children
McLanahan, Sara; Knab, Jean; Meadows, Sarah - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study this paper examines associations between family structure and economic trajectories during the first five years after a child’s birth, paying special attention to non-traditional families. Among families with stable structures,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928143
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Economic Trajectories in Non-Traditional Families with Children
McLanahan, Sara; Knab, Jean; Meadows, Sarah - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study this paper examines associations between family structure and economic trajectories during the first five years after a child’s birth, paying special attention to non-traditional families. Among families with stable structures,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536811
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Is a Bad Economy Good for Marriage? The Relationship between Macroeconomic Conditions and Marital Stability from 1998-2009
Harknett, Kristen; Schneider, Daniel - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
housing market distress and marital dissolution among couples with children. Although the recession increased economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149786
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Countervailing Consequences of Paternal Incarceration for Parenting Quality
Turney, Kristin; Wildeman, Christopher - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
, quantitative research tends to consider effects on child wellbeing and generally concludes paternal incarceration harms children …’ relationships with their children’s mothers. Effects on mothers’ parenting, however, are more inconsistent, as recent paternal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149818
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The Intergenerational Consequences of Mass Incarceration: Implications for Children’s Contact with Grandparents
Turney, Kristin - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013
intergenerational relationships, children’s contact with grandparents. Results from both ordinary least squares (OLS) and fixed …-effects regression models show that incarceration decreases the frequency of children’s contact with paternal, but not maternal … paternal incarceration, highlighting the kinkeeping role of mothers. Additionally, consequences are concentrated among children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149840
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Trajectories of Couple Relationship Quality after Childbirth: Does Marriage Matter?
Carlson, Marcia J.; VanOrman, Alicia G. - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013
Marital quality typically declines after the birth of a (first) child, as parenthood brings new identities and responsibilities for mothers and fathers. Yet, it is less clear whether nonmarital, cohabiting relationship quality follows a similar trajectory. This paper uses data from the Fragile...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149872