Single Fathers with Custody Following Separation and Divorce

Greif, Geoffrey L.

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“…Participants from divorced families were included as long as they did not report residing with their fathers at any time following their parents' divorce. We did this because mothers are awarded primary physical custody in the vast majority of divorces and because father‐resident divorced families may be substantively different from other types of divorced families (Greif, 1995; Schwartz & Finley, 2005).…”

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The Divided World of the Child: Divorce and Long‐term Psychosocial Adjustment

Finley

Schwartz

2010

Family Court Review

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This study evaluated the extent to which divorce creates the "divided world of the child," as well as consequences of this "divided world" for long-term adjustment. An ethnically diverse sample of 1,375 young-adult university students completed retrospective measures of parental nurturance and involvement, and current measures of psychosocial adjustment and troubled ruminations about parents. Results indicated that reports of maternal and paternal nurturance and involvement were closely related in intact families but uncorrelated in divorced families. Across family forms, the total amount of nurturance or involvement received was positively associated with self-esteem, purpose in life, life satisfaction, friendship quality and satisfaction, and academic performance; and negatively related to distress, romantic relationship problems, and troubled ruminations about parents. Mother-father differences in nurturance and involvement showed a largely opposite set of relationships. Implications for family court practices are discussed.f cre_1326 516..527

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The Divided World of the Child: Divorce and Long‐term Psychosocial Adjustment

Finley

Schwartz

2010

Family Court Review

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“…This under-utilization requires clinicians to seek out potential patients in need (Gregg, 1994). Not surprisingly, fathers who chose to be single parents have an easier time adapting than those forced into the situation (Greif, 1995).…”

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Fatherhood and Depression: A Review of Risks, Effects, and Clinical Application

Spector

2006

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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This literature review attempted to compile a complete evaluation of the presentation, risks, and subsequent effects upon a family in relation to paternal depression. Clinical applications are reviewed as well. As with women, fathers will present with a dysphoric mood, but unlike their female counterparts, depressed men often experience a change in social behavior. Withdrawal from social situations, indecisiveness, cynicism, and an irritable mood are often found as hallmark signs of depression in the adult male. Life stress, or family stress and low social support, are risk factors associated with depression among fathers. Marital difficulties may be the most common trigger for first-time depression in husbands just as divorce amplifies depressive episodes, especially when children are involved. A variety of treatments have proven effective for depressed fathers including traditional psycho-dynamic, CBT, and group therapy. Therapy is effective when it can be initiated and continued but research repeatedly showed that men seek it out far less than women. Effective outreach programs to encourage treatment among depressed fathers are recommended.

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“…Although statistics on the prevalence of joint custody vary from one source to another and change over time, it is estimated that 10% of children from separated families reside alternately with their biological mother and their biological father. Finally, less than 5% of children from separated families are in the sole custody of thcir father (Careau & Cloutier, 1990;Emery, 1988;Greif, 1995;Haurin, 1992;McKie, Prentice, & Reed, 1983;Weitzman, 1985). These results mean that after separation, nine out of ten children live with only one of their biological parents and only see the other for more or less frequent and more or less regular visits.…”

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Evolution of Residential Custody Arrangements in Separated Families

Cloutier

MPs

1998

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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This study tracks the evolution of three types of residential custody arrangements over a two-year period: sole custody with the father (n = 59 children), sole custody with the mother (n = 69 children), and joint custody (n = 69 children). Tnree categories of change were defined: (a) no change, (b) minor change (changing the schedule of visits or residence with a parent), and (c) major change (changing the custody arrangement). The results show that a minority of children changed custody arrangement but almost half the children in joint custody changed custody arrangements during the two years of the study. More young children and more girls changed custody arrangements, and girls who changcd custody usually went to their mothers. With time, a type of polarization may be observed toward sole custody because there were less parents truly active in child custody at T2 than at TI. [Article copies available for afiefron~ The Haworrh Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: gefi~tfo@iaworrh.com] --~ ~~ ~

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Single Fathers with Custody Following Separation and Divorce

Cited by 27 publications

References 33 publications

The Divided World of the Child: Divorce and Long‐term Psychosocial Adjustment

The Divided World of the Child: Divorce and Long‐term Psychosocial Adjustment

Fatherhood and Depression: A Review of Risks, Effects, and Clinical Application

Evolution of Residential Custody Arrangements in Separated Families

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