Children living in single-parent families, particularly those born to unmarried parents, are at high risk for experiencing material hardship. Previous research based on cross sectional data suggests that father involvement, especially visitation, diminishes hardship. In this paper, we use...

Using a sample of resident fathers (either married or cohabiting) from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 2,213), this study assessed the relationship between child temperament and father involvement. The direct effects of child temperament on father involvement, as well as its...

Studies suggest that children’s housework contributions are minimal. However, much of this research focuses on young or early adolescent children and utilizes data regarding adult tasks, while ignoring chores children more often perform. We address these gaps by analyzing longitudinal time-use...

Moving during childhood is associated with declines in educational achievement, educational attainment, and early adult occupational outcomes. Coleman (1988,1990) and others have argued that the negative effects of moving for children may be due to the loss of social capital in the short-term...

Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Survey, a large birth cohort study, this study analyzes the effect of relationship status on parenting outcomes for 4,322 mothers and 3,400 fathers. To address the problem of omitted variable bias, fixed effects methods are...

The present study examined the longitudinal associations among supportive coparenting and father engagement during infancy and mother-child attachment at age three within an at-risk sample (N= 1371), using secondary data from Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing (FFCW) study. Mothers reported on...

Using the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study, this paper investigates how income volatility and union stability and transitions influence patterns in Food Stamp Program (FSP) participation among a sample of young families (n=1263). Multinomial logistic regression models suggest that...

This study uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to examine the effects of a father?s presence on the cognitive performance of his pre-school aged child. Cognitive performance is measured by the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), a well-known indicator of...

Over the last several years, as new waves of immigrants have continued to enter the United States, the effects of immigration on the nation’s economy and society have been hotly debated. Largely ignored in the debate, however, has been the wellbeing of immigrant children. Little is known about...

Public policy initiatives to promote nonresidential father involvement tend to focus on economic involvement over social and emotional involvement. The 2006 reauthorization of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) included funding for ‘responsible...