R J Petts
Biographic Data
| ID | 5123 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R J Petts |
| GIVEN NAMES | R J |
| FAMILY NAME | Petts |
| SIGNATURE | PETTS R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ball State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6658-1387 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 58 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 709 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 58 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 14 |
Covid-19 Exposures, Related Stressors, and the Health and Well-Being of U.S. Parents
With the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, U.S. parents faced new challenges in balancing work and family life while also navigating concerns about infection and disease prevention. In this study, we examine how exposure to COVID-19 and varying stressors during the pandemic shaped the health and well-being of U.S. parents. We use five waves of data collected between 2020 and 2023 from the Study on U.S. Parents’ Divisions of Labor during COVID-19. …
Work-place Mismatch, Work-Family Conflict, and Psychological Well-being among Parents
Remote and hybrid work have received much attention since the expansion of off-site work following the COVID-19 pandemic. Research on the effects of these arrangements on workers’ well-being, however, is mixed, likely because studies rarely account for workers’ workplace preferences. Using data from the 2023 wave of the Study on U.S. Parents’ Divisions of Labor During COVID-19 (SPDLC), we assess the association between work-place mismatch (misali…
Unpredictable Work Schedules and Gender Divisions of Domestic Labor
Unpredictable work schedules dictated by employers can be difficult to reconcile with parental obligations. As such, they may motivate different strategies for managing and dividing domestic labor among partnered parents. Drawing on pooled cross-national survey data of dual-earner heterosexual parents of young children in Canada, Germany, Poland, Italy, Sweden, and the United States, we investigate the relationship between the predictability of p…
Gone too long or back too soon? Perceptions of paid parental leave‐taking and variations by gender and family structure
Objective This study examines perceptions of paid leave‐taking itself and variations in these perceptions by parent gender, sexual orientation, and marital status. Background Previous research largely focuses on the consequences associated with leave‐taking, particularly highlighting workplace penalties associated with leave‐taking. There has also been limited attention to workers with diverse family forms. We seek to better understand the cultur…
School Modality Options, Covid Concerns, and Parents' Stress
COVID-19 led to substantial increases in parents' stress due partially to the challenges of home education. The highly politicized decision to reopen schools in person in fall 2020, nevertheless, was not associated with reductions in parents' stress. Using a stress process perspective, we argue that the association of school modality with parents' stress in fall 2020 likely depended on parents' COVID concerns. Analysis of survey data from Novembe…
Cognitive housework and Parents' relationship satisfaction
ObjectiveThis study examines the association between the division of cognitive housework and parents' relationship satisfaction.BackgroundEquity theory suggests that factors which either objectively (i.e., equal sharing) or subjectively (i.e., feeling appreciated) enhance partners' feelings of mutual benefit lead to greater relationship satisfaction. From an equity perspective, cognitive labor may be especially consequential for relationship sati…
Does taking parental leave make you a more likeable worker? Evidence from a survey experiment
Research on perceptions of workers who take paid parental leave largely focuses on the negative consequences associated with leave-taking. However, given widespread support for paid parental leave within the U.S., it is possible that workers may also be viewed positively on certain dimensions for taking parental leave. Using a novel survey experiment that includes vignettes of workers who consider taking paid parental leave (N = 1,625), we consid…
Paternity leave-taking and US Fathers' participation in housework
Paternity leave may promote greater gender equality in domestic labour. Though numerous studies show that paternity leave promotes greater fathers' involvement in childcare, less is known about whether paternity leave-taking may facilitate fathers' involvement in other forms of domestic labour such as housework. Using repeated cross-sectional data on different-gender partnered US parents from the Study on Parents' Divisions of Labor During COVID-…
Trajectories of U.S. Parents’ Remote Work during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had numerous consequences for work and family, but one of the most important was the substantial increase in remote work. Despite interest in changes to remote work and questions about whether the new environment of remote work will persist long-term, we know little about variation in workers’ experiences with remote work since the beginning of the pandemic. In this data visualization, we use longitudinal data on U.S. workin…
Remote Work, Gender Ideologies, and Fathers' Participation in Childcare during the Covid-19 Pandemic
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work became the new reality for many fathers. Though time availability theory suggests that this newfound flexibility should lead to more domestic labor on the part of fathers, many were skeptical that fathers would step up to shoulder the load at home. Indeed, the findings are decidedly mixed on the association of fathers' remote work with their performance of housework and childcare. Noneth…
Trajectories of US parents' divisions of domestic labor throughout the Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: Research on parents’ divisions of domestic labor during the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on average changes in housework and child care during the pandemic’s first year, limiting our understanding of variation in parents’ experiences as well as the long-term consequences of the pandemic for gender inequality. OBJECTIVE: This study identifies distinct patterns of change in US parents’ divisions of housework and child care from spring …
Managing a Household During a Pandemic: Cognitive Labor and Parents’ Psychological Well-being
Rising domestic burdens for mothers fueled concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated gender inequalities in well-being. Yet, survey research has not considered whether and how cognitive labor—planning, organizing, and monitoring family needs—contributed to gendered health disparities during the pandemic. Using data from the Study on U.S. Parents’ Divisions of Labor during COVID-19 (SPDLC) and a stress process perspective, we examine the ass…
Parental leave‐taking and perceptions of workers as good parents
Objective This study examines whether parental leave‐taking affects perceptions of workers as good parents, and whether this relationship varies between mothers and fathers. Background Contemporary parenthood norms promote intensive parenting, but pressures to engage in intensive parenting are more pronounced for mothers than fathers. Paid parental leave policies have the potential to improve gender equality, but only if such policies help to cha…
Gender Egalitarianism and Attitudes Toward Parental Leave
This paper examines the relationship between gender ideology and attitudes toward parental leave. We use data from two original survey experiments with a total analytic sample of 3332 respondents. Using an experimental design where participants evaluate a new parent’s decision about taking parental leave in light of the employer’s leave policies, and answer attitudinal questions about leave and gender ideology, we assess the associations between …
Fathers stepping up? A cross-national comparison of fathers’ domestic labour and parents’ satisfaction with the division of domestic labour during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted work and family life around the world. For parents, this upending meant a potential re-negotiation of the ‘status quo’ in the gendered division of labour. A comparative lens provides extended understandings of changes in fathers’ domestic work based in socio-cultural context – in assessing the size and consequences of change in domestic labour in relation to the type of work-care regime. Using novel harmonized data…
Gender and employment: Recalibrating women's position in work, organizations, and society in times of Covid‐19
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of women in the labor market and the unrecognized value of essential occupations such as care and education In many countries across the world, people applauded care workers from their balconies in the spring of 2020 (Wikipedia, 2022), in essence clapping for the many women employed in the strongly feminized care sector. Similarly, workers in the strongly feminized educational sector have shown…
US Parents’ Domestic Labor During the First Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Attitudes about Paid Parental Leave in the United States
Paid parental leave offerings in the United States are relatively rare and unequal. Yet, little is known about public opinions about paid leave and the factors that distinguish adults’ attitudes about them. With the use of data from the General Social Survey, we investigated attitudes about paid parental leave availability, preferred lengths of paid leave offerings, and government funding of leave in the United States. We found overwhelming suppo…
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Covid Concerns and Partnered U.S. Mothers’ Employment during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Shutdowns of in-person school and childcare in spring 2020 in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were associated with substantial reductions in mothers’ labor force participation (LFP). By fall 2020, in-person school and daycare were more widely available, but mothers’ LFP remained as low as it was in spring. Coincidently, by fall 2020, daily COVID deaths had also began to peak. Using unique panel survey data from partne…
Changes in US Parents' Domestic Labor During the Early Days of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Stay-at-home orders and the removal of care and domestic supports during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic substantially disrupted US parents' work and family lives. Although much is known about changes in US parents' paid labor arrangements, the evidence regarding changes in unpaid domestic labor has been largely anecdotal. This study uses novel data from 1,025 US parents in different-sex partnerships to provide a descriptive overview of c…
Gendered parental leave policies among Fortune 500 companies
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Community, Work & Family on August 6, 2020, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13668803.2020.1804324
Organizational policies, workplace culture, and perceived job commitment of mothers and fathers who take parental leave
Fathers’ Time off Work after the Birth of a Child and Relationship Dissolution among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged U.S. Families
Relationship dissolution is common among socioeconomically disadvantaged parents. This study utilizes longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to assess whether fathers' time off work after the birth of a child reduces the likelihood of parents dissolving their relationship. We also consider whether the association between fathers' time off work and relationship dissolution is mediated by fathers' support of m…
Attitudes about paid parental leave: Cross-national comparisons and the significance of gendered expectations, family strains, and extant leave offerings
Using data on paid parental leave preferences from 35,488 adults situated within 26 different OECD countries, and multilevel modeling, this study examines public opinions about the provision of paid parental leave, some government funding of leave offerings, and preferred lengths of leave offerings. We consider how attitudes may be similar or different across social contexts and then focus upon the extent to which gender, gendered parenting role …
Visualizing Shifts in Gendered Parenting Attitudes during Covid-19
Many scholars have expressed fears that the 2019 coronavirus pandemic may exacerbate gender inequalities. Indeed, studies have suggested that women, and mothers in particular, have been particularly affected by reducing their participation in the paid labor market to meet increased caregiving needs. What is less clear is whether the pandemic has also shifted attitudes about mothers' and fathers' roles. We collected data on gendered parenting atti…
A gendered pandemic: Childcare, homeschooling, and parents' employment during Covid‐19
The COVID‐19 pandemic has dramatically affected employment, particularly for mothers. Many believe that the loss of childcare and homeschooling requirements are key contributors to this trend, but previous work has been unable to test these hypotheses due to data limitations. This study uses novel data from 989 partnered, US parents to empirically examine whether the loss of childcare and new homeschooling demands are associated with employment o…
Changes in US Parents' Domestic Labor During the Early Days of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Stay-at-home orders and the removal of care and domestic supports during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic substantially disrupted US parents' work and family lives. Although much is known about changes in US parents' paid labor arrangements, the evidence regarding changes in unpaid domestic labor has been largely anecdotal. This study uses novel data from 1,025 US parents in different-sex partnerships to provide a descriptive overview of c…
Trajectories of Religious Participation from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Using a life course approach, this study examines trajectories of religious participation from early adolescence through young adulthood. Distinct patterns of religious participation are identified, providing insight into how trajectories are shaped by family and religious characteristics and demonstrating the influence of life events on changes in religious participation. The study employs a group-based method of trajectory analysis, identifying…
Community, work, and family in times of Covid-19
We are living in challenging and uncertain times. At the time this article was edited, there were already more than 2.4 million confirmed cases of the corona virus (COVID-19) (World Health Organization, 2020). Nearly every country across the globe is struggling to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus and limit its health, societal, and economic consequences. The full impact on community, work, family, and its intersections is not yet clear. As…
Paid paternity leave-taking in the United States
Surprisingly few studies have focused on paternity leave-taking in the U.S. This study utilizes data from three national datasets to provide a comprehensive examination of the attitudes, practices, and predictors of paid paternity leave-taking in the U.S. Specifically, this study focuses on (a) describing attitudes towards fathers receiving a share of paid parental leave, (b) describing rates and lengths of paid paternity leave-taking, and (c) an…
Paternity Leave-Taking and Father Engagement
Evidence suggests that paternity leave-taking is associated with higher levels of father involvement, but research has been limited in its focus on cross-sectional analyses and indicators of father involvement used. This study uses national longitudinal data to examine whether paternity leave-taking is associated with 2 indicators of father engagement when children are infants, whether paternity leave-taking is associated with trajectories of fat…
Flexplace Work and Partnered Fathers' Time in Housework and Childcare
Prior studies that show no association between fathers' work flexibility and their domestic contributions suffer from measurement limitations and/or the lack of nationally representative data. Using data on fathers in different-sex partnerships (n = 1,956) from the 2017-2018 American Time Use Survey Leave Module, we examine three indicators (use, frequency of use and reason for use) of working from home-a work-family benefit is known as flexplace…
Does Adherence to Masculine Norms Shape Fathering Behavior
Research suggests that many fathers struggle balancing hegemonic masculine norms with new fatherhood ideals. This study uses data on 2,194 fathers from a national study on fathers of children aged 2 to 18 and incorporates a comprehensive assessment of masculine norms to examine whether adherence to masculine norms is associated with father involvement and whether this relationship is mediated by fathers' adherence to the new fatherhood ideal that…
Religious Participation, Religious Affiliation, and Engagement With Children Among Fathers Experiencing the Birth of a New Child
Using data on 3,124 fathers from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study examines whether the birth of a child leads men to increase their religious participation and whether this increase in participation is associated with father engagement. Results indicate that religious participation is positively related to paternal engagement and that first-time fathers with high levels of religious participation report the highest engag…
Visualizing Shifts in Gendered Parenting Attitudes during Covid-19
Many scholars have expressed fears that the 2019 coronavirus pandemic may exacerbate gender inequalities. Indeed, studies have suggested that women, and mothers in particular, have been particularly affected by reducing their participation in the paid labor market to meet increased caregiving needs. What is less clear is whether the pandemic has also shifted attitudes about mothers' and fathers' roles. We collected data on gendered parenting atti…
Exposure to Violence in Adolescence and Precocious Role Exits
Fathers stepping up? A cross-national comparison of fathers’ domestic labour and parents’ satisfaction with the division of domestic labour during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted work and family life around the world. For parents, this upending meant a potential re-negotiation of the ‘status quo’ in the gendered division of labour. A comparative lens provides extended understandings of changes in fathers’ domestic work based in socio-cultural context – in assessing the size and consequences of change in domestic labour in relation to the type of work-care regime. Using novel harmonized data…
Family and Religious Characteristics' Influence on Delinquency Trajectories from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
This study takes a life-course approach to examine whether family and religious characteristics influence individual-level delinquency trajectories from early adolescence through young adulthood. Based on data from the NLSY79, results suggest that residing with two parents deters youths from becoming delinquent and that supportive parenting practices reduce their likelihood of becoming involved in delinquent behavior early in adolescence. There i…
Commitments to Fathering and the Well-Being and Social Participation of New, Disadvantaged Fathers
This study uses data on 2,494 new fathers from the Fragile Families Study to analyze why and how the arrival of a new child may influence fathers' well-being and social participation. Our regression results indicate that changes in commitments to fathering are positively associated with changes in well-being, religious participation, and hours in paid labor. The one exception is that increases in fathers' engagement activities with their new chil…
Variation in Masculinities and Fathering Behaviors: A Cross-National Comparison of the United States and Canada
Organizational policies, workplace culture, and perceived job commitment of mothers and fathers who take parental leave
Fathers’ Paternity Leave-Taking and Children’s Perceptions of Father-Child Relationships in the United States
Paternity Leave-Taking and Father Involvement among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged U.S. Fathers
Attitudes about Paid Parental Leave in the United States
Paid parental leave offerings in the United States are relatively rare and unequal. Yet, little is known about public opinions about paid leave and the factors that distinguish adults’ attitudes about them. With the use of data from the General Social Survey, we investigated attitudes about paid parental leave availability, preferred lengths of paid leave offerings, and government funding of leave in the United States. We found overwhelming suppo…
If I [Take] Leave, Will You Stay? Paternity Leave and Relationship Stability
Recent European studies suggest that fathers' leave-taking may contribute to parental relationship stability. Paternity leave-taking may signal a commitment by fathers toward a greater investment in family life, which may reduce the burden on mothers and strengthen parental relationships. This study uses longitudinal data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) to analyze the association between paternity leave-taking an…
Single Mothers' Religious Participation and Early Childhood Behavior
Using data on 1,134 single mothers from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study examined trajectories of religious participation among single mothers and whether these trajectories were associated with early childhood behavior. The results suggested that single mothers experienced diverse patterns of religious participation throughout their child's early life; some mothers maintained a consistent pattern of religious participat…
Paternity Leave and Parental Relationships: Variations by Gender and Mothers' Work Statuses
Paternity leave may have implications for parental relationships (and especially mothers' perceptions of their relationships with fathers)
Parents' Religious Heterogamy and Children's Well-Being
This study considers the impact of having parents of dissimilar faiths on children's well-being. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, we examine the hypothesis that parents' religious heterogamy has both direct and indirect negative effects on children's well-being. First, we find evidence that religious heterogamy is positively associated with marital conflict and negatively associated with religious participation. Sec…
Gendered parental leave policies among Fortune 500 companies
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Community, Work & Family on August 6, 2020, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13668803.2020.1804324
Attitudes about paid parental leave: Cross-national comparisons and the significance of gendered expectations, family strains, and extant leave offerings
Using data on paid parental leave preferences from 35,488 adults situated within 26 different OECD countries, and multilevel modeling, this study examines public opinions about the provision of paid parental leave, some government funding of leave offerings, and preferred lengths of leave offerings. We consider how attitudes may be similar or different across social contexts and then focus upon the extent to which gender, gendered parenting role …
Religious Participation, Religious Affiliation, and Engagement With Children Among Fathers Experiencing the Birth of a New Child
Using data on 3,124 fathers from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study examines whether the birth of a child leads men to increase their religious participation and whether this increase in participation is associated with father engagement. Results indicate that religious participation is positively related to paternal engagement and that first-time fathers with high levels of religious participation report the highest engag…
Commitments to Fathering and the Well-Being and Social Participation of New, Disadvantaged Fathers
This study uses data on 2,494 new fathers from the Fragile Families Study to analyze why and how the arrival of a new child may influence fathers' well-being and social participation. Our regression results indicate that changes in commitments to fathering are positively associated with changes in well-being, religious participation, and hours in paid labor. The one exception is that increases in fathers' engagement activities with their new chil…
Parents' Religious Heterogamy and Children's Well-Being
This study considers the impact of having parents of dissimilar faiths on children's well-being. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, we examine the hypothesis that parents' religious heterogamy has both direct and indirect negative effects on children's well-being. First, we find evidence that religious heterogamy is positively associated with marital conflict and negatively associated with religious participation. Sec…
Exposure to Violence in Adolescence and Precocious Role Exits
Family and Religious Characteristics' Influence on Delinquency Trajectories from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
This study takes a life-course approach to examine whether family and religious characteristics influence individual-level delinquency trajectories from early adolescence through young adulthood. Based on data from the NLSY79, results suggest that residing with two parents deters youths from becoming delinquent and that supportive parenting practices reduce their likelihood of becoming involved in delinquent behavior early in adolescence. There i…
Trajectories of Religious Participation from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Using a life course approach, this study examines trajectories of religious participation from early adolescence through young adulthood. Distinct patterns of religious participation are identified, providing insight into how trajectories are shaped by family and religious characteristics and demonstrating the influence of life events on changes in religious participation. The study employs a group-based method of trajectory analysis, identifying…
Is Urban Fathers' Religion Important for Their Children's Behavior
Previous research suggests that many men increase their religious involvement after the birth of a new child. Using data on low-income urban fathers from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCW), this study extends this research by examining whether fathers maintain a higher rate of religious participation as children get older and how fathers' religiosity may influence children's behavior. Results suggest that although many urban fa…
Parental Religiosity, Religious Homogamy, and Young Children's Well-Being
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Sociology of Religion following peer review. The version of record Richard J. Petts, Parental Religiosity, Religious Homogamy, and Young Children's Well-Being, Sociology of Religion, Volume 72, Issue 4, Winter 2011, Pages 389–414, https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srr021 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srr021.
Child Discipline and Conservative Protestantism: Why the Relationship between Corporal Punishment and Child Behavior Problems May Vary by Religious Context
Using data on 1,214 families from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study explored why and under what conditions parental conservative Protestant affiliation moderates the relationship between corporal punishment and children's problem behavior. Previous scholars suggest that children raised by conservative Protestants may be less likely to experience negative outcomes associated with corporal punishment due to (1) adherence to…
Single Mothers' Religious Participation and Early Childhood Behavior
Using data on 1,134 single mothers from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study examined trajectories of religious participation among single mothers and whether these trajectories were associated with early childhood behavior. The results suggested that single mothers experienced diverse patterns of religious participation throughout their child's early life; some mothers maintained a consistent pattern of religious participat…
Parental Religiosity and Youth Religiosity: Variations by Family Structure
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Sociology of Religion following peer review. The version of record Richard J. Petts, Parental Religiosity and Youth Religiosity: Variations by Family Structure, Sociology of Religion, Volume 76, Issue 1, SPRING 2015, Pages 95–120, https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/sru064 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/sru064.
Religious homogamy, race/ethnicity, and parents’ relationship stability
Many studies have explored the link between religious homogamy and marital stability, but little is known about the role of religious homogamy within cohabiting unions. Using data on 2,019 couples from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study examined the influence of religious homogamy on the stability of marital and cohabiting relationships among parents as well as whether race/ethnicity moderated this relationship. Life-table…
Paternity Leave, Father Involvement, and Parental Conflict: The Moderating Role of Religious Participation
Numerous studies show that taking paternity leave is associated with increased father involvement. However, fewer studies have explored contextual factors that may increase (or diminish) the likelihood that paternity leave-taking provides benefits to families. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study examines the associations between paternity leave, fathers' religious participation, father involvement, and paren…
Time Off After Childbirth and Mothers' Risk of Depression, Parenting Stress, and Parenting Practices
There has been increased interest in U.S. parental leave policies, but relatively few studies have focused on how such policies may influence mothers' well-being and parenting. This study addresses this gap by using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine factors that predict the amount of time mothers take off work following childbirth and whether length of time off is associated with mothers' risk of depression, pare…
Miscarriage, Religious Participation, and Mental Health
Approximately 15-20 percent of pregnancies result in miscarriage, yet pregnancy loss remains a socially taboo topic and one that has received limited attention in the literature. Utilizing nationally representative longitudinal data from the NLSY97, this study examines the influence of miscarriage on mental health and whether this relationship is moderated by religious participation. Results from this study suggest that miscarriage is associated …
Paternity Leave-Taking and Father Engagement
Evidence suggests that paternity leave-taking is associated with higher levels of father involvement, but research has been limited in its focus on cross-sectional analyses and indicators of father involvement used. This study uses national longitudinal data to examine whether paternity leave-taking is associated with 2 indicators of father engagement when children are infants, whether paternity leave-taking is associated with trajectories of fat…
Does Adherence to Masculine Norms Shape Fathering Behavior
Research suggests that many fathers struggle balancing hegemonic masculine norms with new fatherhood ideals. This study uses data on 2,194 fathers from a national study on fathers of children aged 2 to 18 and incorporates a comprehensive assessment of masculine norms to examine whether adherence to masculine norms is associated with father involvement and whether this relationship is mediated by fathers' adherence to the new fatherhood ideal that…
Are Parental Relationships Improved if Fathers Take Time Off of Work After the Birth of a Child
Research has begun to examine the consequences of paternity leave, focusing primarily on whether paternity leave-taking increases father involvement. Yet, other consequences of paternity leave-taking have not been considered using U.S data. This study uses longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine whether fathers' time off from work after the birth of a child is associated with relationship quality, relation…
Fathers’ Paternity Leave-Taking and Children’s Perceptions of Father-Child Relationships in the United States
Paternity Leave-Taking and Father Involvement among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged U.S. Fathers
Gender Matters: Racial Variation and Marital Stability Among Intraracial Couples
Studies assessing differences between intraracial and interracial marriages typically use race data from one time point. Yet because racial identification can vary across time, context, or perspective, whether a relationship is defined as intraracial or interracial can also differ. We use a sample of 2,845 respondents from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997, whose marriages are intraracial (based on 2002 data) to examine whether mari…
Religious Variability in the Relationship Between Masculinity and Father Involvement
While traditional masculinity and fathering behaviors are seemingly associated, few studies have considered the conditions under which masculine norms may influence fathers’ behavior. Religiosity is an important factor to consider, given its association with both the endorsement of traditional gender attitudes and father involvement. This paper addresses the independent effects of traditional masculine norms and religiosity on fathering behaviors…
Paternity Leave and Parental Relationships: Variations by Gender and Mothers' Work Statuses
Paternity leave may have implications for parental relationships (and especially mothers' perceptions of their relationships with fathers)
"Introduction to the Special Issue of Religions-"Religion and Family Life
Family and religion are inherently intertwined social institutions
Changes in Parents’ Domestic Labor During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Stay-at-home orders and the removal of care and domestic supports brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic substantially disrupted parents’ work and family lives. This study leverages this exogenous event to test key theoretical explanations of couples’ divisions of domestic labor. Using novel data from 1,025 partnered, different-sex US parents, our analysis shows an overall increase in domestic responsibilities for mothers, who were already doing …
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