The Effect of the Postdivorce Relationship on Paternal Involvement: A Longitudinal Analysis

Authors

Constance R. Ahrons, University of Southern California
Richard B. Miller, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

postdivorce, fathers, children, family stability

Abstract

Longitudinal analyses of data from 64 pairs of former spouses indicate that the quality of their postdivorce relationship had a significant impact on fathers' involvement with their children. The strength of the influence declined over time, however, as the patterns of interaction in the reorganized binuclear family became more stable.

Original Publication Citation

Ahrons, C.R. and Miller, R.B. (1993), The Effect of the Postdivorce Relationship on PaternalI Involvement: A Longitudinal Analysis. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 63: 441-450.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Ahrons, Constance R. and Miller, Richard B., "The Effect of the Postdivorce Relationship on Paternal Involvement: A Longitudinal Analysis" (1993). Faculty Publications. 3977.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/3977

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1993-07-01

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6787

Publisher

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

Copyright Status

© 1993 American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc.

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