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Longitudinal Patterns of Nonresident Fathers’ Involvement: The Role of Resources and Relations
Author(s) -
Ryan Rebecca M.,
Kalil Ariel,
ZiolGuest Kathleen M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00539.x
Subject(s) - fragile families and child wellbeing study , multinomial logistic regression , psychology , developmental psychology , longitudinal study , demography , cluster (spacecraft) , social psychology , medicine , sociology , pathology , machine learning , computer science , programming language
Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, we examined patterns of nonresident father involvement 1 and 3 years after a nonmarital birth ( N = 893). Cluster analyses were used to determine patterns of involvement across different father behaviors. About half of fathers displayed low involvement when children were 1 and 3 years old, one fourth of fathers maintained high involvement, and equal remaining proportions increased or decreased involvement over time. Multinomial logistic analyses indicated that better relationships between parents were associated with consistently high versus low involvement. Better relationships with each others’ extended family also predicted remaining highly involved and increasing involvement over time. Parents’ romantic relationship status was closely associated with patterns of involvement.