complex family system with strong implications for transfers to children. This study therefore seeks to measure the effect of … multi-partnered fertility on formal and informal child support transfers, specifically to non-marital children. Using data …/or informal child support contributions decline as the number of children a parent has with more than one partner rises. The study …

, but includes few men who fathered children out of wedlock. This paper asks whether increasing marriage (and possibly …

The context of family life has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. Today, over 40 percent of children in the U … happening and what it means for parents, children and society. To sum up, the increase in non-marital childbearing has negative … consequences for parents, children and society. The fact that it is concentrated among poor and working class parents is especially …

Research suggests that children from low-income families are more likely to exhibit behavioral problems than children … that children in households experiencing material hardship score significantly higher on aggressive, withdrawn, and anxious …

study extends this research by examining whether fathers maintain a higher rate of religious participation as children get … older and how fathers’ religiosity may influence children’s behavior. Results suggest that many fathers maintain a higher … not appear to directly influence children’s behavior, there is evidence that fathers’ religiosity moderates the influence …

study extends this research by examining whether fathers maintain a higher rate of religious participation as children get … older and how fathers’ religiosity may influence children’s behavior. Results suggest that many fathers maintain a higher … not appear to directly influence children’s behavior, there is evidence that fathers’ religiosity moderates the influence …

An increasing body of literature documents considerable disparities in the health and wellbeing of young children in … the United States, though maternal depression is one important, yet often overlooked, determinant of children's health. In … this paper, I find that maternal depression, particularly depression that is recurrent or chronic, puts children at risk of …