Table 4.
Estimating mother-reported father involvement at nine-year survey as a function of relationship history (measured between baseline and five-year surveys), considering explanatory factors
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| + Controls | + Controls and Relationship Quality |
+ Controls, Repartnering, Childbearing With New Partner |
+ All Variables | |
| A. Mother-Reported Contact With Child in Past 30 Days | ||||
| Relationship history (ref. = churning) | ||||
| Stably together | 1.131*** | 0.819** | 0.899*** | 0.689** |
| (0.230) | (0.237) | (0.237) | (0.241) | |
| Stably broken up | −0.289 | −0.209 | −0.278 | −0.212 |
| (0.195) | (0.199) | (0.197) | (0.200) | |
| Repartnered | −0.123 | 0.001 | 0.051 | 0.103 |
| (0.173) | (0.177) | (0.180) | (0.182) | |
| B. Mother-Reported Shared Responsibility in Parenting | ||||
| Relationship history (ref. = churning) | ||||
| Stably together | 0.814*** | 0.489*** | 0 599*** | 0.385*** |
| (0.048) | (0.039) | (0.046) | (0.039) | |
| Stably broken up | −0.235*** | −0.130** | −0.205*** | −0.123** |
| (0.051) | (0.041) | (0.048) | (0.040) | |
| Repartnered | −0.405*** | −0.250*** | −0 191*** | −0.128** |
| (0.045) | (0.037) | (0.044) | (0.037) | |
| C. Mother-Reported Cooperation in Parenting | ||||
| Relationship history (ref. = churning) | ||||
| Stably together | 0.567*** | 0.167*** | 0.416*** | 0.133** |
| (0.053) | (0.041) | (0.054) | (0.042) | |
| Stably broken up | −0.214*** | −0.080† | −0.190** | −0.076† |
| (0.058) | (0.044) | (0.056) | (0.043) | |
| Repartnered | −0.353*** | −0.163*** | −0.198*** | −0.115** |
| (0.051) | (0.039) | (0.051) | (0.040) | |
| N | 2,832 | 2,832 | 2,832 | 2,832 |
Notes: Mother-reported contact with child in the past 30 days is estimated with a logistic regression model. The other outcomes are estimated with ordinary least squares (OLS) regression (and these outcomes are standardized, with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1). Model 1 adjusts for all covariates in Model 2 of Table 3. Model 2 adjusts for all variables in Model 1, mother-reported relationship quality, and father-reported relationship quality (the latter two of which are measured at the nine-year survey). Model 3 adjusts for all variables in Model 1, mother repartnered, father repartnered, mother childbearing with a new partner, and father childbearing with a new partner (the latter four of which are measured at the nine-year survey). Model 4 adjusts for all variables.
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