Table 2.
Change in mother and father discussing childrearing over timea | % |
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Decrease from Time 1 to Time 2 | 45.6 |
No change from Time 1 to Time 2 | 35.9 |
Increase from Time 1 to Time 2 | 18.5 |
Change in father’s influence in childrearing over timeb | |
Decrease from Time 1 to Time 2 | 18.7 |
No change from Time 1 to Time 2 | 66.7 |
Increase from Time 1 to Time 2 | 14.6 |
Categories of change in coparenting over timec | |
Stable | |
High stable | 3.6 |
Medium stable | 3.4 |
Low stable | 65.0 |
Decrease | |
Medium at Time 1, low at Time 2 | 11.1 |
High at Time 1, medium at Time 2 | 2.1 |
High at Time 1, low at Time 2 | 6.2 |
Increase | |
Low at Time 1, medium at Time 2 | 3.1 |
Low at Time 1, high at Time 2 | 2.6 |
Medium at Time 1, high at Time 2 | 2.9 |
Note:
Change is based on subtracting the Time 1 measure of discussing childrearing (coded 1–6) from the Time 2 measure of discussing childrearing.
Change is based on subtracting the Time 1 measure of father’s influence (coded 1–3) from the Time 2 measure of father’s influence.
High levels of cooperative coparenting include cases in which the mother reports at least monthly discussions with the nonresident father and a great deal of influence from the father in childrearing decisions; medium levels included cases in which the mother reports at least monthly discussions and some influence from the father; all other cases are coded as having low levels of cooperative coparenting.
N = 628