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Postdivorce Father-Adolescent Closeness
- Source :
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Journal of Marriage and Family . Dec 2007 69(5):1194-1209. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Research indicates that closeness of the father-child bond following parental divorce is associated with better outcomes for children and adolescents. Unlike other investigations, this study takes a long-term developmental approach to understanding stability and change in postdivorce father-adolescent relationship closeness. Drawing on Add Health data (n = 483), we examine factors that explain (a) why some high-quality father-adolescent relationships remain the same after divorce whereas others decline, and (b) why some low-quality relationships are stable following divorce whereas others improve. High mother-offspring relationship quality and offspring feelings of well-being prevented close father-offspring relationships from deteriorating. Offspring's childbearing and cohabitation following parental divorce increase closeness in father-offspring relationships that were not close prior to divorce. Although a majority of offspring experienced a decline in closeness following divorce, results from this study show that some very close father-offspring relationships are maintained and some poor relationships become closer.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-2445
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ779317
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00441.x