Comparing the Effects on the Child of Post-Divorce Parenting Arrangements

Glover, Rebecca J.; Steele, Connie

doi:10.1300/j279v12n02_10

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“…The two consecutive legislative changes of 1995 and 2006 are used to distinguish three time periods. This research question is particularly relevant because the profile of joint physical custody families may partially explain why earlier studies (e.g., Bauserman 2002;Crosbie-Burnett 1991;Glover and Steele 1989) reported a positive association between joint physical custody and child adjustment.…”

Section: Correlates Of Custody Arrangementsmentioning

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Characteristics of joint physical custody families in Flanders

Sodermans¹,

Matthijs²,

Swicegood³

2013

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Section: Correlates Of Custody Arrangementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characteristics of joint physical custody families in Flanders

Sodermans¹,

Matthijs²,

Swicegood³

2013

DemRes

122

151

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“…A further study from the US by Glover and Steele (1989) matched 24 children from sole residence, intact 2 and shared parenting families. Children from shared parenting families were found to be just as ambivalent about their fathers as sole residence children, a surprising finding considering that some have argued that increased involvement of fathers in shared parenting is a prominent factor in improving children's experience (e.g., Kruk, 1993).…”

Section: Children's Perspectives On Shared Parentingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Children from shared parenting families were found to be just as ambivalent about their fathers as sole residence children, a surprising finding considering that some have argued that increased involvement of fathers in shared parenting is a prominent factor in improving children's experience (e.g., Kruk, 1993). Glover and Steele's (1989) conclusions that shared parenting, from children's perspective, is ''as least as beneficial'' (p.185) as sole residence arrangements for children is hardly a resounding recommendation for shared parenting.…”

Section: Children's Perspectives On Shared Parentingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shared Parenting: Adding Children's Voices and Their Measures of Adjustment to the Evaluation

Neoh

Mellor

2010

Journal of Child Custody

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Shared parenting has been advocated to be a better arrangement for children than sole residence and access arrangements after parental separation. Although there is some research on this issue, studies have been restricted in their reliance on the reports of others. In this paper, we report on a study in Australia, in which children in each of these arrangements were compared with children in intact families on a range of adjustment measures and with each other in relation to their responses to their parents' separation, using both self-and parent-reporting. We found that there was little difference between children in the three family configurations, suggesting that shared parenting is not necessarily associated with better outcomes for the child. On other aspects of adjustment, the children in shared parenting and sole residence= access families did not differ. We also found that parents in all groups underestimated the emotional problems reported by children. In separated families, they also overestimated the children's desire for parents to re-unite. Finally, we found that parents in shared parenting families are more satisfied with their situation than are their children, and fathers are particularly so. The findings suggest that the promotion of shared parenting as the best post-separation family structure is contestable.

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“…Some studies have indicated the beneficial effects of joint custody and/or dual residence on children, citing such advantages as increased paternal involvement (Arditti, 1992;Seltzer, 1998), a reduced likelihood of economic hardship (Coller, 1988), and children's good adjustment (Amato & Gilbreth, 1999;Buchanan, Maccoby, & Dornbusch, 1996;Irving, Benjamin, & Trocme, 1984). Other studies that have directly compared the effects of sole-and joint-custody arrangements on children's adjustment have provided no consistent empirical evidence of the superiority of one arrangement over the other (e.g., Glover & Steele, 1989;Kline, Tschann, Johnston, & Wallerstein, 1989;Luepnitz, 1986;Wolchik, Braver, & Sandler, 1985).…”

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A Model of Children's Postdivorce Behavioral Adjustment in Maternal- and Dual-Residence Arrangements

Lee

2002

Journal of Family Issues

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This article investigates the effects of parenting arrangements on children's behavioral adjustment in postdivorce situations as influenced by interparental aggression, mother-child relationships, children's self-reports of their emotional experiences, and emotional regulation strategies. The findings indicate intriguing pathways through which postdivorce parenting arrangements predict children's behavioral adjustment. Specifically, the positive impact of a dual-residence arrangement on children's adjustment is suppressed by the presence of interparental aggression, children's reported emotion of sadness, and their use of active intervention to regulate their emotions. Implications of the study are discussed.

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Comparing the Effects on the Child of Post-Divorce Parenting Arrangements

Cited by 17 publications

References 10 publications

Characteristics of joint physical custody families in Flanders

Characteristics of joint physical custody families in Flanders

Shared Parenting: Adding Children's Voices and Their Measures of Adjustment to the Evaluation

A Model of Children's Postdivorce Behavioral Adjustment in Maternal- and Dual-Residence Arrangements

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