Research has shown that living away from one's biological father is associated with a greater
risk of adverse child and adolescent outcomes; yet, the role of the father‐child relationship …

We used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine the effect of
various family structures on behavioral and cognitive outcomes for children aged 7 to 10. We …

We use data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to investigate the association
between coparenting quality and nonresident fathers’ involvement with children over the …

Recent trends in marriage and fertility have increased the number of adults having children
by more than 1 partner, a phenomenon that we refer to as multipartnered fertility. This article …

This paper uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N= 2,098) to
examine differences in the parenting practices of four types of resident fathers, defined by their …

Although an extensive literature has shown that family structure is linked with child well‐being,
less well understood is how the dynamics within families affect children, in particular the …

We used data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine how couple
relationship quality and parental engagement are linked over children's early years—when …

This article examines what we know about how low-income fathers matter for children. The
authors first provide a theoretical background about how parents generally (and fathers more …

The growth of fragile families is also of interest to researchers and policy makers who care
about inequality. African-Americans and Hispanics are much more likely than Whites to live in …

While demographers continue to document the notable changes in family structure that
have occurred in recent decades, little is known about the quality of parental investment that …