The Impact of Paternal Involvement and Parental Divorce on Young Adults' Intimate Relationships

Contributing Factors Leading to Couples’ Decisions to Participate in Premarital Preparation: Contextual and Individual Influences

“…Linkages were found found between divorce experiences in family of origin and relationship difficulty as an adult (van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001;Wolfinger, 2003;Risch et al, 2003). The possibility of relationship difficulty may not motivate couples to seek PMP.…”

“…For example, communication patterns among couples are negatively affected when a female's parents are divorced (Mullett & Stolberg, 2002). Divorce experience in childhood leads to relationship problems in many young adults (van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001) as well as an increased risk of divorce (Amato & DeBoer, 2001). Also, people with divorced or unhappily married parents were more likely to mention problematic aspects of relationships when asked about relationship commitment (Weigel, Bennet, & Ballard, 2003).…”

Young Adult South African Daughters’ Perceptions of Paternal Involvement and Nurturance

“…This pattern of involvement can be observed throughout the lifespan of the child (Cabrera, Tamis-LeMonda, Bradley, Hofferth, & Lamb, 2000;Gorvine, 2010;Phares, Fields, & Kamboukos, 2009) with researchers like Finley, Mira, and Schwartz (2008), finding that fathers are less involved than mothers in the lives of their young adult children. Furthermore, research indicates that father involvement declines after divorce (Agar, Cioe, & Gorzalka, 2010;Amato, 1994;Harris, Furstenberg, & Marmer, 1998;Schwartz & Finley, 2005;van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001), and that young adults from divorced families report a greater desire for father involvement than young adults from intact families (Finley & Schwartz, 2007).Research shows that father involvement is important in the lives of young adult daughters Schwartz et al, 2009;van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001) as it is associated with specific health outcomes like higher levels of self-esteem and sex refusal behaviours (Katz & Van der Kloet, 2010). Father involvement is also linked to positive relationship outcomes in young adulthood, including better functioning in intimate relationships, Interpersona | An International Journal on Personal Relationships interpersona.psychopen.eu | 1981-6472 higher levels of intimacy, trust and commitment (Agar et al, 2010;van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001).…”

“…Furthermore, research indicates that father involvement declines after divorce (Agar, Cioe, & Gorzalka, 2010;Amato, 1994;Harris, Furstenberg, & Marmer, 1998;Schwartz & Finley, 2005;van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001), and that young adults from divorced families report a greater desire for father involvement than young adults from intact families (Finley & Schwartz, 2007).…”

“…Father involvement is also linked to positive relationship outcomes in young adulthood, including better functioning in intimate relationships, Interpersona | An International Journal on Personal Relationships interpersona.psychopen.eu | 1981-6472 higher levels of intimacy, trust and commitment (Agar et al, 2010;van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001). Cookston and Finlay (2006), however, found that father involvement decreases as daughters become older.Despite the fact that fathers have a unique influence in their adolescent daughters' lives, independently of mother involvement (Cookston & Finlay, 2006;Goncy & Van Dulmen, 2010;Videon, 2002), research about father-young adult daughter relationships remains limited Schwartz et al, 2009;van Schaick & Stolberg, 2001). No study could be found that explored young adult's daughters' experience of paternal involvement and nurturance.…”