The Influence of Father Involvement and Interparental Relationship Quality on Adolescent Mothers' Maternal Identity

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn K. Mallette ◽  
Ted G. Futris ◽  
Geoffrey L. Brown ◽  
Assaf Oshri
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Maternal Identity ◽  
Interparental Relationship

Father Involvement, Father–Child Relationship Quality, and Satisfaction With Family Work

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (13) ◽  
pp. 1846-1867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M. Galovan ◽  
Erin Kramer Holmes ◽  
David G. Schramm ◽  
Thomas R. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Division Of Labor ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Post Hoc

Using family systems theory and an actor–partner interdependence model, we examine the influence of the division of family work (including fathers’ participation in child rearing) on father–child relationship quality, satisfaction with the family work division, and marital quality. The strongest effect on both spouses’ marital quality is wives’ perception of father–child relationship quality. Following this, wives’ perceptions of father participation in child rearing are positively associated with both spouses’ reports of marital quality. Furthermore, both husbands and wives report higher marital quality when they are more satisfied with the division of labor. When wives report their husbands have greater responsibility for family tasks, both spouses report higher satisfaction with the division of labor. Post hoc analyses revealed that wives are more satisfied with the division of labor when they work with their spouse rather than alone. All findings support a systemic relational orientation to family work, the division of roles, and relationship quality.

scholarly journals Children’s Living Arrangements After Divorce and the Quality of the Father-Child Relationship; Father Involvement as an Important Underlying Mechanism

2021 ◽  
pp. 101-129
Author(s):  
Paula Vrolijk ◽  
Renske Keizer
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Parental Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Children’S Living Arrangements ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Parental Relationship Quality

AbstractUsing data from the multi-actor Divorce in Flanders survey, this study aimed to provide a more comprehensive understanding of linkages between children’s living arrangements after divorce and father-child relationship quality. First, we tested whether father involvement and co-parental relationship quality explained linkages between living arrangements and father-child relationship quality. Second, we examined whether child’s loyalty conflicts and child’s sex moderated associations between living arrangements and father-child relationship quality. Finally, we explored whether results differed when fathers or children reported on their relationship. Results show that father-child relationship quality (irrespectively of the reporter) was significantly higher for children living in JPC but only compared to children who live solely with their mother. Furthermore, father involvement explained the association between living arrangements and father-child relationship quality (again irrespectively of the reporter). The co-parental relationship also explained part of this association, but only when children reported on father-child relationship quality. The association between children’s living arrangement and father-child relationship quality was stronger for sons than daughters. This association did not differ by loyalty conflicts. These findings highlight the importance of enabling fathers to remain involved after divorce and having a positive co-parental relationship for maintaining high quality relationships between fathers and children.

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