L Augustijn
Biographic Data
| ID | 65585 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Augustijn |
| GIVEN NAMES | L |
| FAMILY NAME | Augustijn |
| SIGNATURE | AUGUSTIJN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Duisburg-Essen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1441-7734 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Joint physical custody and mothers’ life satisfaction in Belgium, Finland, and Germany
Joint physical custody (JPC) is an increasingly common care arrangement in which children live about equally with their parents after separation or divorce. This study examined the association between JPC and mothers' life satisfaction in Belgium, Finland, and Germany. The objective was to determine whether mothers with (asymmetric or symmetric) JPC differed in terms of life satisfaction from mothers with sole physical custody (SPC) and whether t…
The quality of the stepfather–child relationship in sole and joint physical custody
Post-separation Care Arrangements and Parents’ Life Satisfaction
Although growing numbers of parents share the physical custody of their children after family dissolution, empirical studies on the mechanisms through which post-separation care arrangements may affect parental well-being remain scarce. To fill this lacuna, the present study not only investigated the relationship between post-separation care arrangements and the life satisfaction of resident parents, but also whether the quality of co-parenting a…
Mothers’ Economic Well-Being in Sole and Joint Physical Custody Families
Previous research has repeatedly shown that separation or divorce can lead to a substantial decline in economic resources, and that it is mostly mothers who suffer from the severe economic consequences. Because it has also been established that the post-separation care arrangement that a family practices is a central factor in explaining mothers’ poor economic situations after family dissolution, this study investigated the association between ph…
Parent-child Discrepancies in Reporting Children’s Mental Health
Most analyses of children’s well-being in separated families are based on reports provided by parents. Thus, the question arises whether discrepancies between parents’ proxy reports and children’s self-reports exist and whether they impact explanatory models of children’s well-being. Since a family’s physical custody arrangement could systematically affect parents’ ratings of their children’s mental health, and this association has not been exami…
Joint physical custody in Germany
Only since a landmark decision by the Federal Court of Justice on 1 February 2017 has it been clear that family courts in Germany can order symmetric joint physical custody against the will of one parent. The prerequisite is that this solution is in the child’s best interests. This article analyses which criteria have been used by courts to order this physical custody arrangement since the decision. It also presents the results of the Family Mode…
Parents' loneliness in sole and joint physical custody families
This study examined the relationship between post-separation physical custody arrangements - that is, sole physical custody (SPC), asymmetric, and symmetric joint physical custody (JPC) - and resident parents' loneliness. The analyses were based on data from the Family Models in Germany (FAMOD) survey with an analytical sample of 1,146 resident parents living in post-separation families. Bivariate findings suggested that resident parents practici…
Physical Custody Arrangements, Children's Age, and Children's Mental Health
This study investigated potential differences in mental health among children living in sole physical custody (SPC), asymmetric joint physical custody (JPC), and symmetric JPC; and it tested whether children's age moderated the association between physical custody arrangements and children's mental health. Using data from the Family Models in Germany (FAMOD) and Norwegian Dynamics of Family Conflict (FAMC) studies, we estimated OLS regression mod…
Children’s Experiences of Stress in Joint Physical Custody
The post-separation well-being of children and parents. What roles do physical custody arrangements and stepparents play
This study investigated the relationships between different types of post-separation families (physical custody arrangements x stepfamily status) and parents’ and children’s well-being. Using data from waves 3–12 of the German Family Panel, random- and fixed-effects regression models were estimated for two analytical samples of 1,199 resident parents and 1,129 children aged 7–17. No statistically significant relationships between physical custody…
The association between joint physical custody and children’s mental health. Do children’s experiences of parental loyalty conflicts moderate the relationship
This study investigated the association between joint physical custody (JPC), parental loyalty conflict (PLC) behaviours and children's mental health in a sample of 284 children aged 11 to 14 from the FAMOD survey. The results of the linear regression models indicated that children in JPC families had better mental health than children in sole physical custody families, and that PLC behaviours negatively affected children's mental health. Further…
Physical custody arrangements and fathers’ post-separation well-being
Joint physical custody (JPC) is an emerging post-separation care arrangement in which children spend considerable periods of time with both of their parents. Although there is some research on JPC that has focused on children’s well-being, little is known about how this physical custody arrangement affects fathers’ well-being. Therefore, this study investigated the well-being of fathers with symmetric JPC and of non-resident fathers whose childre…
The Intergenerational Transmission of Life Satisfaction between Parents and Children and the Mediating Role of Supportive Parenting
Processes of intergenerational transmission can have long-lasting negative consequences for children, thereby perpetuating or exacerbating existing social and health inequalities within society. The present study investigates the intergenerational transmission of life satisfaction between parents and their adolescent children. Based on cross-sectional data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), multilevel linear regression models were…
Joint Physical Custody and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction in 37 North American and European Countries
Joint physical custody, a parental care arrangement in which a child lives with each parent about equally after separation or divorce, is an increasingly common phenomenon in many Western countries. Although attention from family scholars, practitioners, and law professionals is growing, there are hardly any numbers on the prevalence of joint physical custody (JPC). Moreover, studies using large‐scale representative data on the effects of JPC for…
Post‐Separation Parenting Time Schedules in Joint Physical Custody Arrangements
Objective The objective of the study was to examine patterns of parenting time schedules in joint physical custody (JPC) arrangements. Background Although the importance of contact with the non‐residential parent for children's well‐being after family dissolution is well‐documented, the measures used in surveys are often crude and do not capture the two dimensions of post‐separation parenting time schedules: the proportion of time children spend …
The intergenerational transmission of psychological well-being – evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (Soep)
The worldwide prevalence of mental health problems has increased noticeably over the last three decades, with approximately 20 percent of adolescents suffering from either mental health or behavioural problems. As it is well known that positive and negative emotions are major influences on mental health, psychological well-being is a particularly crucial component of mental health. The present study investigates the role of intergenerational tran…
Parents' loneliness in sole and joint physical custody families
This study examined the relationship between post-separation physical custody arrangements - that is, sole physical custody (SPC), asymmetric, and symmetric joint physical custody (JPC) - and resident parents' loneliness. The analyses were based on data from the Family Models in Germany (FAMOD) survey with an analytical sample of 1,146 resident parents living in post-separation families. Bivariate findings suggested that resident parents practici…
Physical custody arrangements and fathers’ post-separation well-being
Joint physical custody (JPC) is an emerging post-separation care arrangement in which children spend considerable periods of time with both of their parents. Although there is some research on JPC that has focused on children’s well-being, little is known about how this physical custody arrangement affects fathers’ well-being. Therefore, this study investigated the well-being of fathers with symmetric JPC and of non-resident fathers whose childre…
The intergenerational transmission of psychological well-being – evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (Soep)
The worldwide prevalence of mental health problems has increased noticeably over the last three decades, with approximately 20 percent of adolescents suffering from either mental health or behavioural problems. As it is well known that positive and negative emotions are major influences on mental health, psychological well-being is a particularly crucial component of mental health. The present study investigates the role of intergenerational tran…
The Intergenerational Transmission of Life Satisfaction between Parents and Children and the Mediating Role of Supportive Parenting
Processes of intergenerational transmission can have long-lasting negative consequences for children, thereby perpetuating or exacerbating existing social and health inequalities within society. The present study investigates the intergenerational transmission of life satisfaction between parents and their adolescent children. Based on cross-sectional data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), multilevel linear regression models were…
The intergenerational transmission of psychological well-being – evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (Soep)
The worldwide prevalence of mental health problems has increased noticeably over the last three decades, with approximately 20 percent of adolescents suffering from either mental health or behavioural problems. As it is well known that positive and negative emotions are major influences on mental health, psychological well-being is a particularly crucial component of mental health. The present study investigates the role of intergenerational tran…
Joint Physical Custody and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction in 37 North American and European Countries
Joint physical custody, a parental care arrangement in which a child lives with each parent about equally after separation or divorce, is an increasingly common phenomenon in many Western countries. Although attention from family scholars, practitioners, and law professionals is growing, there are hardly any numbers on the prevalence of joint physical custody (JPC). Moreover, studies using large‐scale representative data on the effects of JPC for…
Post‐Separation Parenting Time Schedules in Joint Physical Custody Arrangements
Objective The objective of the study was to examine patterns of parenting time schedules in joint physical custody (JPC) arrangements. Background Although the importance of contact with the non‐residential parent for children's well‐being after family dissolution is well‐documented, the measures used in surveys are often crude and do not capture the two dimensions of post‐separation parenting time schedules: the proportion of time children spend …
Children’s Experiences of Stress in Joint Physical Custody
The post-separation well-being of children and parents. What roles do physical custody arrangements and stepparents play
This study investigated the relationships between different types of post-separation families (physical custody arrangements x stepfamily status) and parents’ and children’s well-being. Using data from waves 3–12 of the German Family Panel, random- and fixed-effects regression models were estimated for two analytical samples of 1,199 resident parents and 1,129 children aged 7–17. No statistically significant relationships between physical custody…
The association between joint physical custody and children’s mental health. Do children’s experiences of parental loyalty conflicts moderate the relationship
This study investigated the association between joint physical custody (JPC), parental loyalty conflict (PLC) behaviours and children's mental health in a sample of 284 children aged 11 to 14 from the FAMOD survey. The results of the linear regression models indicated that children in JPC families had better mental health than children in sole physical custody families, and that PLC behaviours negatively affected children's mental health. Further…
Physical custody arrangements and fathers’ post-separation well-being
Joint physical custody (JPC) is an emerging post-separation care arrangement in which children spend considerable periods of time with both of their parents. Although there is some research on JPC that has focused on children’s well-being, little is known about how this physical custody arrangement affects fathers’ well-being. Therefore, this study investigated the well-being of fathers with symmetric JPC and of non-resident fathers whose childre…
The Intergenerational Transmission of Life Satisfaction between Parents and Children and the Mediating Role of Supportive Parenting
Processes of intergenerational transmission can have long-lasting negative consequences for children, thereby perpetuating or exacerbating existing social and health inequalities within society. The present study investigates the intergenerational transmission of life satisfaction between parents and their adolescent children. Based on cross-sectional data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), multilevel linear regression models were…
Post-separation Care Arrangements and Parents’ Life Satisfaction
Although growing numbers of parents share the physical custody of their children after family dissolution, empirical studies on the mechanisms through which post-separation care arrangements may affect parental well-being remain scarce. To fill this lacuna, the present study not only investigated the relationship between post-separation care arrangements and the life satisfaction of resident parents, but also whether the quality of co-parenting a…
Mothers’ Economic Well-Being in Sole and Joint Physical Custody Families
Previous research has repeatedly shown that separation or divorce can lead to a substantial decline in economic resources, and that it is mostly mothers who suffer from the severe economic consequences. Because it has also been established that the post-separation care arrangement that a family practices is a central factor in explaining mothers’ poor economic situations after family dissolution, this study investigated the association between ph…
Parent-child Discrepancies in Reporting Children’s Mental Health
Most analyses of children’s well-being in separated families are based on reports provided by parents. Thus, the question arises whether discrepancies between parents’ proxy reports and children’s self-reports exist and whether they impact explanatory models of children’s well-being. Since a family’s physical custody arrangement could systematically affect parents’ ratings of their children’s mental health, and this association has not been exami…
Joint physical custody in Germany
Only since a landmark decision by the Federal Court of Justice on 1 February 2017 has it been clear that family courts in Germany can order symmetric joint physical custody against the will of one parent. The prerequisite is that this solution is in the child’s best interests. This article analyses which criteria have been used by courts to order this physical custody arrangement since the decision. It also presents the results of the Family Mode…
Parents' loneliness in sole and joint physical custody families
This study examined the relationship between post-separation physical custody arrangements - that is, sole physical custody (SPC), asymmetric, and symmetric joint physical custody (JPC) - and resident parents' loneliness. The analyses were based on data from the Family Models in Germany (FAMOD) survey with an analytical sample of 1,146 resident parents living in post-separation families. Bivariate findings suggested that resident parents practici…
Physical Custody Arrangements, Children's Age, and Children's Mental Health
This study investigated potential differences in mental health among children living in sole physical custody (SPC), asymmetric joint physical custody (JPC), and symmetric JPC; and it tested whether children's age moderated the association between physical custody arrangements and children's mental health. Using data from the Family Models in Germany (FAMOD) and Norwegian Dynamics of Family Conflict (FAMC) studies, we estimated OLS regression mod…
The quality of the stepfather–child relationship in sole and joint physical custody
Joint physical custody and mothers’ life satisfaction in Belgium, Finland, and Germany
Joint physical custody (JPC) is an increasingly common care arrangement in which children live about equally with their parents after separation or divorce. This study examined the association between JPC and mothers' life satisfaction in Belgium, Finland, and Germany. The objective was to determine whether mothers with (asymmetric or symmetric) JPC differed in terms of life satisfaction from mothers with sole physical custody (SPC) and whether t…
Psychology (16 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (13 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (13 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · German (6 works) · Life satisfaction (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Family Support in Illness (5 works)