 Maternal re-partnering and new-partner fertility: Associations with nonresident father investments in childrenLawrence M. Berger, Maria Cancian () and Daniel R. Meyer Children and Youth Services Review, 2012, vol. 34, issue 2, 426-436 Abstract: Research suggests that paternal re-partnering and new-partner fertility are associated with decreased nonresident father investments in children. Few studies, however, have examined the influence of maternal re-partnering and new-partner births on nonresident father investments. We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine associations of maternal re-partnering (through cohabitation or marriage with a new partner) and new-partner births with nonresident father visitation and child support payments. Results suggest that maternal re-partnering is associated with a decrease in both yearly father–child contact and child support received by the mother. New-partner fertility for mothers who are co-residing with a partner is associated with an additional decrease in monthly father–child contact, but does not have an additional influence on yearly father–child contact or child support receipt. Keywords: Child support; Family structure; Father involvement; Multiple-partner fertility (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:34:y:2012:i:2:p:426-436 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.11.012 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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