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21-05-2019 | Original Paper

Interparental Relationships among Low Income, Ethnically Diverse, Two-Parent Cohabiting Families

Auteurs: Amanda V. Broderick, Gina M. Brelsford, Martha E. Wadsworth

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 8/2019

Abstract

Objectives

The coparenting relationship has been conceptualized as a mechanism by which the broader interparental relationship affects child outcomes, but little is known about how aspects of fathers’ and mothers’ report of relationship quality (i.e., adjustment and conflict), are linked to coparenting quality within families experiencing economic strain or those of diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds.

Methods

The present study used actor-partner interdependence models to investigate specific links between relationship quality and coparenting for 301 low-income, cohabiting couples.

Results

Parents’ own relationship quality was related to their report of coparenting, and for relationship adjustment, links were stronger for mothers than for fathers. Generally, economic strain was linked to parents’ broader relationship quality and not coparenting. Models tested within subgroups of Black, Hispanic, Interethnic, and White parents suggest that overall associations between relationship quality and coparenting are similar for families of varying racial or ethnic backgrounds.

Conclusions

Findings suggest that existing theoretical coparenting work is relevant to parents of diverse, low-income backgrounds and bolster a growing body of work indicating that mothers’ report of coparenting is more closely tied to the broader couple relationship than is fathers’ report of coparenting.

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Titel: Interparental Relationships among Low Income, Ethnically Diverse, Two-Parent Cohabiting Families
Auteurs: Amanda V. Broderick
Gina M. Brelsford
Martha E. Wadsworth
Publicatiedatum: 21-05-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 8/2019
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01442-4

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