Table 3.
Unstandardized Coefficients from OLS Regression of Happiness with Relationship and Overall Conflict in the Relationship on Young Adult’s Fatherhood Type among Partnered Men
| Happiness |
Conflict |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 |
Model 2 |
Model 1 |
Model 2 |
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| B | (SE) | B | (SE) | B | (SE) | B | (SE) | |
| Resident father, less than age 20 at first birth | −0.17 | (.09) * | −0.24 | (.09) ** | −0.11 | (.13) | −0.15 | (.13) |
| Resident father, aged 20+ at first birth | −0.06 | (.05) | −0.14 | (.05) ** | 0.12 | (.09) | 0.08 | (.09) |
| Nonresident father, less than age 20 at first birth | −0.08 | (.07) | −0.10 | (.07) | 0.21 | (.11)† | 0.18 | (.11)† |
| Nonresident father, aged 20+ at first birth | −0.07 | (.07) | −0.08 | (.07) | 0.26 | (.13)† | 0.25 | (.14)† |
| Not a father (omitted) | ||||||||
| Age of young adult | 0.01 | (.01) | 0.00 | (.01) | −0.01 | (.01) | −0.01 | (.01) |
| Black | −0.15 | (.04) *** | −0.12 | (.04) ** | 0.23 | (.07) *** | 0.25 | (.07) *** |
| Hispanic | 0.04 | (.04) | 0.05 | (.04) | 0.03 | (.07) | 0.04 | (.07) |
| Maternal education | 0.00 | (.01) | 0.00 | (.01) | −0.02 | (.02) | −0.02 | (.02) |
| Maternal depression | 0.00 | (.00) | 0.00 | (.00) | 0.00 | (.00) | 0.00 | (.00) |
| Income of father | 0.00 | (.01) | 0.00 | (.01) | 0.02 | (.02) | 0.02 | (.02) |
| Number of transitions | −0.02 | (.01) | −0.02 | (.01)† | 0.01 | (.02) | 0.01 | (.02) |
| Married | 0.19 | (.04) *** | 0.09 | (.09) | ||||
| Cohabiting | 0.05 | (.05) | 0.10 | (.08) | ||||
| Intercept | 2.67 | (.18) *** | 2.84 | (.18) *** | 2.29 | (.34) *** | 2.34 | (.34) *** |
| R-squared | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||||
| N | 1247 | 1247 | 1247 | 1247 | ||||
†
p<.10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001
Note: Sample restricted to men currently in a partnership (i.e., married, cohabiting, or with a girlfriend). Higher scores indicate greater happiness and more conflict.