Table 4.
Unstandardized Coefficients from OLS Regression of Closeness to Mother and Father on Young Adult’s Fatherhood Type among Partnered Men
| Closeness to Mother |
Closeness to Father |
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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 | −0.10 | (.17) | −0.11 | (.17) | −0.11 | (.27) | 0.00 | (.29) |
| Resident father, aged 20+ at first birth | 0.01 | (.10) | 0.01 | (.10) | −0.11 | (.22) | −0.06 | (.24) |
| Nonresident father, less than age 20 at first birth | 0.27 | (.11) * | 0.26 | (.11) * | −0.51 | (.29)† | −0.43 | (.30) |
| Nonresident father, aged 20+ at first birth | 0.17 | (.12) | 0.16 | (.12) | 0.45 | (.27)† | 0.44 | (.27)† |
| Not a father (omitted) | ||||||||
| Age of young adult | −0.01 | (.01) | −0.01 | (.01) | −0.05 | (.02) * | −0.05 | (.02)† |
| Black | 0.30 | (.07) *** | 0.29 | (.07) *** | −0.07 | (.16) | −0.07 | (.16) |
| Hispanic | 0.14 | (.08)† | 0.14 | (.08)† | −0.37 | (.14) ** | −0.36 | (.13) ** |
| Maternal education | −0.03 | (.02)† | −0.03 | (.02) | −0.07 | (.02) ** | −0.08 | (.02) ** |
| Maternal depression | −0.01 | (.00) * | −0.01 | (.00) * | −0.01 | (.01) | −0.01 | (.01) |
| Income of father | 0.03 | (.02)† | 0.03 | (.02)† | 0.00 | (.02) | 0.00 | (.02) |
| Number of transitions | −0.01 | (.02) | −0.01 | (.02) | −0.15 | (.04) *** | −0.14 | (.04) *** |
| Married | −0.01 | (.09) | −0.05 | (.17) | ||||
| Cohabiting | 0.03 | (.08) | −0.30 | (.17)† | ||||
| Intercept | 3.71 | (.36) | 3.69 | (.36) | 5.21 | (.62) | 5.14 | (.63) |
| R-squared | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.13 | ||||
| N | 1247 | 1247 | 754 | 754 | ||||
†
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 closeness.