title: Correlates of male cohabiting partner's involvement in child-rearing tasks in low-income urban Black stepfamilies.
abstract: Cohabitation is a family structure experienced by many Black children. This study examines the link between family relationships (child relationship with mother and the cohabiting partner; parent and cohabiting partner relationship) and involvement of biologically unrelated male cohabiting partners (MCP) in child rearing. The participants were 121 low-income urban Black families consisting of a single mother, MCP, and an adolescent (56% female, M age = 13.7). Assessments were conducted individually with mothers, MCPs, and adolescents via measures administered by interview. MCPs were involved in both domains of child rearing assessed (daily child-related tasks and setting limits) and those identified as coparents by the mother were more involved in child-rearing tasks than those not identified as coparents. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), the mother-MCP relationship (both support and conflict) and the adolescent-MCP relationship were related to MCP's involvement in both domains of child rearing. The findings indicate that MCPs are actively involved in child rearing and family relationship variables are associated with their involvement in these tasks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Rex
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forehand
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parent
authors.affiliation: National Development and Research Institute.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golub
authors.affiliation: National Development and Research Institute.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D020954:Single-Parent Family / Q000523:psychology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014937:Work
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