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Author: Burchett-Patel, Diane
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Burchett-Patel, Diane |
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Formation of the Stepfamily: Are Men Substituting New, Residential Stepchildren for Children from Their First Unions? M.A. Thesis, The Ohio State University, 2000 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Fatherhood Research has long viewed a woman's children from prior unions as a liability on the remarriage market. However, little attention has focused on possible linkages between a man's prior fathering experience and his subsequent unions. Since most children reside with their mothers following union disruption, for men disruption typically means the loss of co-residence with their children and a reduction in father-child contact. Identity theory suggests that these men may seek to replace or restore their fathering role by acting as social fathers to their partners' children in new unions. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, this study identifies 1,428 men who have entered a second union following the disruption of their first union, and examines the relationship between prior fathering roles and the likelihood that the second union is with a woman who already has children. Both marriages and informal unions are included. As hypothesized, the findings indicate that men who have resided with biological children at the last point of their first union are more likely to live with stepchildren at the start of their second union, and men who have lived with stepchildren in union one are also more likely to live with stepchildren in the second union. These linkages are not significantly different for marriage and informal unions. Men's family attitudes, earnings, and ethnicity have no significant association with the likelihood of living with stepchildren in the second union. However, men whose family of origin remained intact through their childhood and men educated beyond a high school diploma are less likely to live with stepchildren in their second unions. The findings are interpreted to suggest that men who already have resided with their own biological children or their partner's children are more willing to assume fathering responsibilities in subsequent unions and may even seek out the opportunity to do so. |
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Burchett-Patel, Diane. Formation of the Stepfamily: Are Men Substituting New, Residential Stepchildren for Children from Their First Unions? M.A. Thesis, The Ohio State University, 2000. |
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Burchett-Patel, Diane Gryn, Thomas A. Mott, Frank L. |
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Families of Men: Exploring Relationship Dynamics with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Presented: New York, NY, Population Association of America Meetings, March 1999 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Fathers, Involvement; Fertility; Male Sample Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. In this paper, we will explore the limits of paternal responsibility in a longitudinal context. Using data from the 1987 to 1996 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we examine the upper limits of paternal responsibility for the period and compare this with a more traditional cross-sectional perspective examining single-year paternal responsibility. We will contrast single-year (1996) reports for both biological and nonbiological children, in and out of the man's household, with the cumulative reports, as reported at any survey point over the 1987 to 1996 period. In addition to an overall examination of these patterns and ratios, we will contrast evidenced patterns for men who have followed different relationship profiles over the period. This includes a comparison of men who have been in a stable marriage arrangement with men who have been primarily in partnership arrangements and men who have followed less stable relationship patterns. |
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Burchett-Patel, Diane, Thomas A. Gryn and Frank L. Mott. "Families of Men: Exploring Relationship Dynamics with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Presented: New York, NY, Population Association of America Meetings, March 1999. |