Abstract
With dramatic growth in nonrmarital births, an increasing number of children are growing up in single-mother families. This study examines the relationships among nonresident fathers' parenting and children's behavioral and cognitive development in low-income, single-mother families. It also considers the personal characteristics of the children's single mothers as well as family processes and economic circumstances. Analyses use the first three waves of longitudinal data from a subsample of single and noncohabiting mothers in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Results suggest that nonresident fathers' parenting is indirectly associated with children's behavior problems and cognitive development. The findings further suggest that those estimated associations are transmitted through mothers' parenting. The study also discusses the policy and practice implications of its findings.
MeSH terms
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Child Development
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Child Welfare* / economics
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Child Welfare* / ethnology
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Child Welfare* / history
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Child Welfare* / legislation & jurisprudence
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Child Welfare* / psychology
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Child, Preschool
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Family Characteristics / ethnology
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Family Characteristics / history
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Family Health / ethnology
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History, 20th Century
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Nuclear Family / ethnology
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Nuclear Family / history
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Nuclear Family / psychology
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Parenting* / ethnology
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Parenting* / history
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Parenting* / psychology
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Poverty* / economics
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Poverty* / ethnology
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Poverty* / history
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Poverty* / legislation & jurisprudence
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Poverty* / psychology
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Single-Parent Family* / ethnology
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Single-Parent Family* / psychology
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Social Class / history
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Social Problems* / economics
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Social Problems* / ethnology
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Social Problems* / history
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Social Problems* / legislation & jurisprudence
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Social Problems* / psychology
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Socioeconomic Factors / history
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United States / ethnology
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Urban Population* / history