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Childhood Family Transitions and Adolescent Dating Behaviors: A Longitudinal Study

Auteurs: Steven Hoffman, Kaitlin Paxton Ward, Heidi Adams Rueda, Lauren Beasley

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 7/2024

Abstract

Few studies have looked at the impact of parental cohabitation changes on adolescents’ dating behaviors and relationship quality. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, we examined whether mother’s cohabitation changes with the child’s biological father over the first nine years of life were associated with adolescents’ dating behaviors at age 15. Data analysis included ordinal logistic, logistic regression and ordinary least square regression models to test the relationship between maternal-reported cohabitation changes with the biological father and adolescent dating behaviors. Our findings suggest that the type of maternal cohabitation stability, as well as the amount of cohabitation instability, are associated with whether adolescents had ever dated, the number of romantic partners they had, and whether they ever had sex. Cohabitation stability and instability were not associated with adolescents’ perceived relationship quality with their current partner. We conclude that researchers and practitioners should consider how the dating behaviors children observe from their parents at a young age can affect their romantic relationships in adolescence. Relationship programs and interventions already in place can be enhanced by focusing specifically on the impact of participants’ past experiences with parental break-ups and new partnerships.

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Titel: Childhood Family Transitions and Adolescent Dating Behaviors: A Longitudinal Study
Auteurs: Steven Hoffman
Kaitlin Paxton Ward
Heidi Adams Rueda
Lauren Beasley
Publicatiedatum: 04-01-2024
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 7/2024
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02758-y

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