Early Romantic Relationships Linked With Improved Child Behavior 8 Years Later
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2347431 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Cole Ratcliffe (Brigham Young University Idaho, Rexburg, ID, USA), Aaron M Norton (0009-0002-9258-0024, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA, corresponding author), Jared A Durtschi (Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 717-735 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x14525618 |
| OpenAlex | W2135239047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 31 |
The nature of parents' romantic relationships has been shown to relate to how parents interact with their children and how their children develop. This study used a subsample of 1,318 couples from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study across 8 years to test Belsky's model of the determinants of parenting. A dyadic path analysis was used to test the effects of relationship quality on negative child behavior, mediated by positive parental engagement. Results revealed that mothers' and fathers' early relationship quality predicted their own parental engagement 2 years into the future. Additionally, mothers', but not fathers', positive parental engagement predicted negative child behavior. Last, mothers' parenting behaviors mediated the relationship between relationship quality and child outcome. The results lend support for clinicians and parent educators to include relationship enhancement programs for the benefit of parents and their children
Developmental psychology · Partner effects · Romance · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology
Differential Relations between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Practices and Child Externalizing Behavior
Interparental Conflict and Parenting Behaviors
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
The Determinants of Parenting
The Relation of Cumulative Demographic Risk to Mothers' Responsivity and Control
Father Involvement and Children's Early Learning
Interrelatedness of marital relations and parent-child relations
Quantitative Research on Marital Quality in the 1980s
Fathers' involvement and child behavior problems in poor African American single-mother families
Fragile Families
Role of marital quality in toddler development
Coparenting and Relationship Quality Effects on Father Engagement
Father Involvement in Childrearing and the Perceived Stability of Marriage
Fathering over Time
Multiple Determinants of Father Involvement during Infancy in Dual-Earner and Single-Earner Families
Involvement Among Resident Fathers and Links to Infant Cognitive Outcomes
Couples as Partners and Parents Over Children's Early Years
Child Characteristics, Parenting Stress, and Parental Involvement
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |