The Impact of Parental Conflict and the Mitigating Effect of Joint Custody After Divorce or Separation

Barumandzadeh, Rozita; Martin-Lebrun, E.; Barumandzadeh, T; Poussin, Gérard

doi:10.1080/10502556.2016.1150150

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“…In a nationally representative sample from the Netherlands of 1,045 children in SPC and 395 children in JPC, there were no significant differences in conflict eight years after separation (Sodermans et al, 2013). And in a French sample of 1, 561 children from intact families, 328 children in maternal custody, 34 in paternal custody and 91 in JPC, according to the children’s reports, there were no significant differences among the four types of families in how frequently their parents argued or how often the children felt caught in the middle (Barumandzadah, Martin-Lebrun, Barumandzadeh, & Poussin, 2016).…”

Section: Jpc Versus Spc Parents: Conflict After Separationmentioning

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Re-examining the research on parental conflict, coparenting, and custody arrangements.

Nielsen¹

2017

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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This article addresses 4 questions: First, how much weight should be given to parental conflict and the quality of the coparenting relationship in determining parenting time-specifically with respect to children's living at least 35% time with each parent in joint physical custody? Second, to what extent are low conflict and cooperative coparenting connected to better outcomes for children? Third, to what degree are children's outcomes linked to whether their parents take their custody disputes to court or have high legal conflict? Fourth, is joint physical custody associated with worse outcomes than sole physical custody for children whose parents have a conflicted, uncooperative coparenting relationship? Recent research does not support the idea that conflict-including high legal conflict-should rule out joint physical custody as the arrangement that best serves children's interests. Parents with joint physical custody do not generally have significantly less conflict or more cooperative relationships than parents with sole physical custody. Conflict and poor coparenting are not linked to worse outcomes for children in joint physical custody than in sole physical custody. The quality of the parent-child relationship is a better predictor than conflict of children's outcomes, with the exception of the most extreme forms of conflict to which some children are exposed. While continuing our efforts to improve parents' relationships with one another, we should become more invested in helping both parents maintain and strengthen their relationships with their children.

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Section: Jpc Versus Spc Parents: Conflict After Separationmentioning

confidence: 95%

Re-examining the research on parental conflict, coparenting, and custody arrangements.

Nielsen¹

2017

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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“…Whether JPC can be beneficial for children when parents lack mutual confidence or have intense conflicts has been debated [36,61]. Recent studies [62] as well as earlier work [63] has suggested that parent-child relationships and children’s health may benefit from JPC even in high conflict situations, while others have pointed out the increased risks for children to be exposed to the conflict in JPC [61]. Coparenting has been shown to be closer linked to child outcomes than other aspects of parents’ relationships and could be one important factor to target with interventions to produce mutual trust or to help parents come to agreement on daily routines and schedules in JPC [64].…”

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“We also communicate through a book in the diaper bag”—Separated parents´ ways to coparent and promote adaptation of their 1-4 year olds in equal joint physical custody

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Joint physical custody (JPC) refers to a practice where children with separated parents share their time between the parents’ respective homes. Studies on parents’ views of JPC for young children are scarce. The aim of this interview study was to explore parents’ perceptions on how they experience and practice equally shared JPC for their 1–4 year-olds in Sweden. Forty-six parents (18 fathers and 28 mothers) of 50 children (31 boys and 19 girls) under 5 years of age were interviewed. Parents were recruited through information in the media and represented a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as both voluntary and court-ordered custody arrangements. The interviews were semi-structured and analyzed using systematic text condensation. Two themes emerged regarding the research question. In the first theme, Always free , never free , parents described their striving to coparent without a love relationship. While they appreciated the freedom of being a “half-time parent”, doing things one’s own way, they felt constrained by the long-term commitment to live close to and keep discussing child rearing issues with the ex-partner. Good communication was key and lessened parent’s feelings of being cut-off from half of the child’s life. When JPC was ordered by court or conflicts were intense, parents tried to have less contact and worried when the children were in the other home. The second theme, Is it right , is it good ?, included descriptions of how the parents monitored the child’s responses to the living arrangement and made changes to optimize their adjustment. Adaptations included visits for the child with the other parent mid-week, shared meals or adapting schedules. In conclusion, these parents worked hard to make JPC work and cause minimal damage to their children. Most parents were pleased with the arrangements with the notable exception of couples experiencing ongoing conflict.

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“…Forholdet og samarbeidet mellom de to hjemmene til barna kan enten vaere en risiko-eller beskyttelsesfaktor (2,3). Langvarig konflikt mellom foreldrene kan ha avgjørende betydning for barnas trivsel og helse (20) og er med på å øke barnets skyldfølelse og redusere selvtilliten (21).…”

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The Impact of Parental Conflict and the Mitigating Effect of Joint Custody After Divorce or Separation

Cited by 16 publications

References 20 publications

Re-examining the research on parental conflict, coparenting, and custody arrangements.

Re-examining the research on parental conflict, coparenting, and custody arrangements.

“We also communicate through a book in the diaper bag”—Separated parents´ ways to coparent and promote adaptation of their 1-4 year olds in equal joint physical custody

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