Faculty Articles
Interparental Relations, Maternal Employment, and Fathering in Mexican American Families
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Marriage and Family
ISSN
0022-2445
Publication Date
2-2007
Abstract
This study examined independent and interactive relations between the interparental relationship and maternal employment in predicting fathering within low-income, Mexican American two-parent families (N = 115). Interparental conflict was negatively related to quality fathering, and these relations were noted only for single-earner families. The parenting alliance was positively related to quality fathering irrespective of maternal employment. Fathering was associated with lower levels of child depression and conduct problems. Results suggest that bolstering quality fathering is a useful avenue for improving child well-being and that strengthening the interparental relationship can support quality fathering and child mental health within Mexican American families.
DOI
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00341.x
Volume
69
Issue
1
First Page
26
Last Page
39
NSUWorks Citation
Formoso, D.,
Gonzales, N. A.,
Barrera, M.,
Dumka, L. E.
(2007). Interparental Relations, Maternal Employment, and Fathering in Mexican American Families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69(1), 26-39.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/679
