title: Parenting Practices of Resident Fathers: The Role of Marital and Biological Ties.
abstract: This paper uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 2,098) to examine differences in the parenting practices of four types of resident fathers, defined by their biological relationship to a focal child and their marital status with regard to the focal child's mother. Regression results suggest that biological and social (i.e., stepfathers or mothers' cohabiting partners) fathers differ significantly, and in some unexpected ways, on most measures of parenting. However, a considerable portion of these differences can be explained by variation in the background characteristics of the individuals and families in each group. Additionally, difference-in-difference analyses reveal a stronger link between marriage and higher quality parenting practices among social fathers than among biological fathers.
authors: Social Work and Faculty Affiliate at the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors: Lawrence M
authors: LM
authors: Berger
authors: Marcia J
authors: MJ
authors: Carlson
authors: Sharon H
authors: SH
authors: Bzostek
authors: Cynthia
authors: C
authors: Osborne