Supportive Coparenting, Parenting Stress, Harsh Parenting, and Child Behavior Problems in Nonmarital Families

Choi, Jeong Kyun; Becher, Emily

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“…Positivity in the coparenting relationship (residential and not) and constructive communication are associated with fewer behavior problems in children and adolescents, both concurrently and over time (Knopp et al, ; Teubert & Pinquart, ). Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study, for example, Choi and Becher () found supportive coparenting (i.e., communicating affirmation, appreciation, and respect for one another's parenting) when children were about age 5 was associated with fewer behavior problems 4 years later. This association provided support for a compensatory resiliency process because parents' harsh parenting at age 9 was controlled in the analysis.…”

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Family Processes and Children's and Adolescents' Well‐Being

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2020

J of Marriage and Family

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The primary purpose of this review was to examine theory and research published during the past decade that focused on family processes and children's and adolescents' well‐being. Scholarship focused on family processes and child and adolescent well‐being made significant and exciting advances during this decade based on several key advancements. In addition to a brief introduction and a conclusion, this decade in review is organized into four sections. In the first section, advances made in the literature because of increased attention to complexity and specificity are illustrated. The second section describes advances that were made because of increased attention to family processes in diverse families. Diversity in the samples of families studied, extensions in family process models, and the revisioning of grand theories using a diversity lens that were used to conceptualize family processes are detailed. In the third section, the importance of time in the study of family processes and child and adolescent well‐being is described. The emphasis on families' daily lives is noted. In addition, prospective considerations and studies of change over time are highlighted. Strengths in family functioning are detailed in the fourth section of this article: positivity, regulatory processes, and family organization. These three areas were selected to elaborate the idea that one of the major advancements in the family process literature during the past decade was an emphasis on family strengths. This review concludes with a commentary regarding how conceptual and methodological advancements during the past decade can guide future scholarship.

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Section: Strengths In Familiesmentioning

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Family Processes and Children's and Adolescents' Well‐Being

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2020

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Older parents may also feel like the content is directed to parents of younger children. Furthermore, some evidence suggests that maternal age is positively associated with supportive co‐parenting behaviors (Choi & Becher, 2019). When paired together, these results may indicate that older adults generally have greater skills (or perceived skills) regarding co‐parenting behaviors and therefore may receive less benefit from divorce education.…”

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Common Practices for Divorce Education

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2020

Family Relations

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Co-parenting plays a key role in children's outcomes when parents dissolve their intimate relationship. As a result, educators have developed divorce education programs to support healthy co-parenting and parenting practices among parents going through the process of separation and divorce. Despite much progress, challenges remain concerning how to measure the impact of divorce education programs, limitations in research and evaluation study design, and development and delivery of programming tailored to unique contexts. In this article, we aim to provide scholars and practitioners an overview of common practices related to divorce education. Additionally, we examine promising areas for growth to encourage scholarship that can move beyond describing common practices toward recommending best practices that increase positive outcomes for families who experience divorce.

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“…A robust coparenting alliance is linked to positive outcomes for children (Teubert & Pinquart, 2010), and a weak coparenting alliance may be responsible for some of the negative outcomes observed in children whose parents divorce (Gasper, Stolberg, Macie, & Williams, 2008). In addition, divorce is a stressful experience for parents (Amato, 2000), and a more positive coparenting alliance can help reduce parenting stress (Choi & Becher, 2018;Cooper, McLanahan, Meadows, & Brooks-Gunn, 2009;Fagan & Lee, 2014). A weaker coparenting alliance is also associated with reduced nonresident father involvement (Ahrons & Miller, 1993), which is compounded by fewer connections for children to their extended family network through their father (Ahrons, 2007).…”

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“…Theoretically, positive parenting might be associated with characteristics of the coparenting alliance and the degree or nature of coparenting conflict through a spillover effect of stress reduction along with increased positive affect and social capital (Doty, Davis, & Arditti, ). Choi and Becher () found that for single mothers in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing data set, more supportive coparenting was associated with less parenting stress, which dynamically predicted less harsh parenting practices and child behavior problems, indicating some relationships among these variables in addition to direct effects. Anecdotally, we often see parents put greater investment into the coparenting alliance when they are also committed to being positive parents.…”

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Positive Parenting and Parental Conflict: Contributions to Resilient Coparenting During Divorce

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Objective To examine the influence of positive parenting and parental conflict on the coparenting alliance. Background Research indicates that child and family outcomes after divorce are affected by the quality of the coparenting relationship between parents, with many divorce education programs focusing on coparenting as a core programmatic component. Less is known about how positive parenting and parental conflict affect the coparenting alliance. Method This study collected online survey data from a convenience sample of divorcing parents (N = 430). Participants completed measures of parenting, parental conflict, and coparenting alliance. Regression and simple slope analyses were performed with parental conflict and positive parenting as predictors of coparenting alliance. Results Positive parenting and parenting conflict both predicted the coparenting alliance. Low levels of conflict predicted high levels of coparenting when positive parenting was high and moderate; however, conflict did not predict alliance when positive parenting was low. Conclusion Parents who engaged in moderate to high positive parenting had the anticipated negative relationship between conflict and coparenting alliance, but this did not hold true for parents who engaged in below average positive parenting, suggesting that both parenting and conflict play a role in a resilient coparenting alliance. Implications Divorcing parents' parenting skills may be important to consider when deciding on prevention and intervention efforts aimed at supporting their coparenting alliance. Therefore, divorce education programs may benefit from incorporating content related to positive parenting and parents with weaker parenting practices may need different types of intervention.

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Supportive Coparenting, Parenting Stress, Harsh Parenting, and Child Behavior Problems in Nonmarital Families

Cited by 99 publications

References 61 publications

Family Processes and Children's and Adolescents' Well‐Being

Family Processes and Children's and Adolescents' Well‐Being

Common Practices for Divorce Education

Positive Parenting and Parental Conflict: Contributions to Resilient Coparenting During Divorce

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