Beck, Audrey N.; Cooper, Carey E.; McLanahan, Sara S.; … - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
We use data from the Fragile Families Study (N=1975) to examine the relationship between mothers’ partnership changes and parenting behavior during the first five years of their child’s life. We compare coresidential and dating transitions and recent and more distal transitions. We also...