Paternal psychological well-being after union dissolution: does involved fatherhood have a protective effect?

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Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Paternal psychological well-being after union dissolution: does involved fatherhood have a protective effect?
In the Book:
Parental life courses after separation and divorce in Europe / Kreyenfeld M., Trappe H. (eds). Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. P. 215-234. (Life course research and social policies ; Vol. 12)
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LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Poveikis; Psichinė sveikata; Skyrium gyvenantis tėvas; Skyrybos ir savijauta; Sąjungos iširimas; Tėvystė ir gerovė; Tėvų psichologinė gerovė; Vaikai; Įtraukta tėvystė; Children; Divorce and Well-being; Effect; Fatherhood and Well-being; Involvement in Fatherhood; Mental health; Non-resident Father's; Paternal Psychological Well-being; Union Dissolution.

ENAlthough the attention scholars have paid to the question of how the involvement of fathers affects the well-being of their children in post-separation families has increased tremendously in recent years, the question of how fathers’ involvement affects their own well-being has been hardly examined. Using data from the cross-sectional survey “Fathering after Union Dissolution,” which was conducted in Lithuania in 2016 (N = 1225), we looked at the extent to which the involvement of fathers with their non-resident children (contact frequency, relationship quality, payment of child support, and the quality of the co-parenting relationship with the mother) was associated with their psychological well-being (depressive feelings and general life satisfaction). Our multiple regression results indicated that the self-assessed quality of the father’s relationship with the child was the most important factor contributing to paternal psychological well-being: i.e., the better the relationship quality, the less likely a father was to report having depressive feelings, and the more likely he was to report having a high level of general life satisfaction. However, while making regular child support payments was found to be associated with a lower likelihood of having depressive feelings, it was not shown to be associated with having a high level of general life satisfaction. Contrary to our expectations, we found that the frequency of contact with the non-resident child and the quality of the co-parenting relationship with the mother did not affect paternal psychological well-being. Accordingly, we concluded that the protection provided by involved fatherhood after union dissolution is not universal, but instead depends on the nature of the involvement. [link.springer.com]

DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-44575-1_11
ISBN:
9783030445744
ISSN:
9783030445751
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2020-12-17 20:24:35
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