Coparental Identity and Mothers’ Cooperation in Coparental Relationships*

Markham, Melinda Stafford; Ganong, Lawrence H.; Coleman, Marilyn

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00466.x

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“…Given that low‐income families are often the target of early intervention services and our findings emerged from such a sample, we would propose that parenting programs and education materials should highlight the benefits of focusing equally on mothers and fathers as important contributors to child outcomes. As Markham, Ganong, and Coleman (2007) found in their coparenting work with divorced couples, mothers especially need to be convinced of the importance of both parents for children. Further, this is likely to be the case in all relationships, and these data point to the additive effects of two supportive parents.…”

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confidence: 99%

Dyadic Parenting and Children's Externalizing Symptoms

Meteyer

Perry‐Jenkins

2009

Family Relations

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We explore dyadic parenting styles and their association with first-grade children’s externalizing behavior symptoms in a sample of 85 working-class, dual-earner families. Cluster analysis is used to create a typology of parenting types, reflecting the parental warmth, overreactivity, and laxness of both mothers and fathers in two-parent families. Three distinct groups emerged: Supportive Parents, Mixed-Support Parents and Unsupportive Parents. Results indicate that dyadic parenting styles were related to teacher-reported externalizing symptoms for boys but not for girls.

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Dyadic Parenting and Children's Externalizing Symptoms

Meteyer

Perry‐Jenkins

2009

Family Relations

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“…A investigação tem demonstrado que é fulcral o funcionamento óptimo destas dimensões para uma coparentalidade desenvolvimentalmente adequada (Markham, Ganong & Coleman, 2007). Deste modo, é necessário sublinhar que a aliança coparental não pode ser circunscrita a um nível comportamental de análise (e.g., o pai partilhar as tarefas no cuidado do filho), de .92.…”

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Modelos teóricos das relações coparentais: revisão crítica

Lamela¹,

Nunes-Costa²,

Figueiredo³

2010

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RESUMO.A investigação empírica e teórica sobre a coparentalidade têm crescido ao longo da última década. A aliança parental tem sido conceptualizada como um dos elementos essenciais para a harmonia sistémica da família, bem como responsável pelas trajectórias (des)adaptadas das crianças. O presente artigo teórico, num primeiro momento, define e delimita o construto de coparentalidade, num segundo momento, apresenta três modelos conceptuais da aliança coparental mais referenciados na literatura científica e, no final, discute as vantagens e limitações conceptuais dos quadros teóricos descritos. Este artigo tem como finalidade contribuir para a clarificação deste construto da Psicologia da Família e informar sobre a sua potencialidade na prática psicológica. Palavras-chave:Coparentalidade; parentalidade; família. THEORETICAL MODELS OF COPARENTING RELATIONS: CRITICAL REVIEWABSTRACT. The empirical and theoretical research on coparenting have grown over the last decade. The parenting alliance has been defined as a key element for systemic harmony of the family as well as responsible for children's (des)adjusted pathways. This theoretical article, at first, defines and delimits the construct of coparenting, in a second moment, three conceptual models of coparenting alliance most referenced in the scientific literature will be described and, in the end, the advantages and limitations of the conceptual theoretical frameworks described will be discussed. This article aims to contribute to the clarification of this construct of Psychology of Family and report the potential importance of coparenting in psychological practice.Key words: Coparenting; parenting; family. MODELOS TEÓRICOS DE LAS RELACIONES COPARENTALES: REVISIÓN CRÍTICARESUMEN. La investigación empírica y teórica sobre la coparentalidad ha crecido en la última década. La alianza parental ha sido conceptualizada como un elemento clave para la armonía sistémica de la familia y responsable de las trayectorias (no) desadaptadas de los niños. Este artículo teórico, en primer lugar, define y delimita lo constructo de coparentalidad, en segundo lugar, se describen tres modelos conceptuales de la alianza coparental más referenciada en la literatura científica y, finalmente, analiza las ventajas y limitaciones de los marcos teóricos conceptuales descritos. Este artículo tiene por objeto contribuir a la clarificación de este constructo de la Psicología de la Familia y el informe sobre su potencial importancia en la práctica psicológica. Palabras-clave:Coparentalidad; parentalidad; familia. Durante as últimas décadas, vários estudos tentaram demonstrar a relação directa entre a qualidade da relação conjugal, a parentalidade e as trajectórias desenvolvimentais das crianças no seio de famílias intactas. Neste pressuposto, os percursos (des)adaptativos dos filhos seriam explicados pelo funcionamento adequado da díade conjugal e parental, em que quanto melhor for a qualidade destas relações, melhor seriam os níveis de adaptação e bem-estar das crianças. Embora um consistente ...

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“…Further, some of these lesbian women actually described improved coparenting relationships post-split, in that their ex-partners reportedly spent more time with their child than when the two were co-parenting under one roof. Thus, divorce appeared to prompt an even more exaggerated, traditional division of labor in some heterosexual couples, perhaps because of their vulnerability to scripts regarding post-divorce custody and parenting arrangements (Coleman et al 1998;Markham et al 2007); whereas, same-gender couples were less influenced by social and legal discourses surrounding relationship dissolution and parenting, which both complicated their lives and freed them to establish unique co-parenting relationships.…”

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Lesbian and Heterosexual Adoptive Mothers’ Experiences of Relationship Dissolution

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Little research has explored same-gender couples' experiences of relationship dissolution, and no research has explored relationship dissolution in same-gender adoptive parents. Drawing from feminist and social constructionist perspectives, the current qualitative study examined the perspectives of 13 adoptive mothers (seven lesbian, six heterosexual) who had separated from their partners over the course of a longitudinal study on adoptive families. Participants were interviewed via telephone and represented a geographically diverse sample of mothers in the U.S. Becoming a parent (to a high-needs child in particular), differences in parenting style, parent problems (e.g., substance abuse), and infidelity were perceived as contributing to relationship dissolution by all types of participants. Lesbian mothers were especially likely to emphasize problems with emotional and sexual intimacy, and inequities in the division of labor, as contributors. Lesbian mothers were more likely to describe shared custody arrangements than heterosexual mothers, who were typically the primary residential parents. Participants described both practical challenges (e.g., financial insecurity) and emotional challenges (e.g., feelings of guilt, especially in light of the child's history of loss) in the wake of relationship dissolution. However, participants also identified positive changes that had occurred post-dissolution, including personal growth and improved co-parenting, with the latter being noted by lesbians in particular. Findings have implications for professionals wishing to support diverse families during key life transitions, such as parental relationship dissolution.

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Coparental Identity and Mothers’ Cooperation in Coparental Relationships*

Cited by 35 publications

References 32 publications

Dyadic Parenting and Children's Externalizing Symptoms

Dyadic Parenting and Children's Externalizing Symptoms

Modelos teóricos das relações coparentais: revisão crítica

Lesbian and Heterosexual Adoptive Mothers’ Experiences of Relationship Dissolution

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