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Two Decades Of Coparenting Research: A Scoping Review, Cynthia G. Campbell Sep 2023

Two Decades Of Coparenting Research: A Scoping Review, Cynthia G. Campbell

Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

In response to recent theoretical advances in coparenting and increased scholarly interest, coparenting research in resident families has burgeoned in the past twenty years making it difficult to assess primary findings. This review integrates findings from the research and provides an overview of supported conclusions, offering access to the research in a manageable and approachable form. Research evidence demonstrates how the characteristics of each parent, the state of their romantic relationship, the contexts in which they reside, and their child’s characteristics all influence how they function as a coparental team. Positive coparenting, in turn, leads to better marital relationships, greater …


Father–Daughter Bonds: A Comparison Of Adolescent Daughters’ Relationships With Resident Biological Fathers And Stepfathers, Cynthia G. Campbell, Elizabeth J. Winn Dec 2018

Father–Daughter Bonds: A Comparison Of Adolescent Daughters’ Relationships With Resident Biological Fathers And Stepfathers, Cynthia G. Campbell, Elizabeth J. Winn

Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Objective: To investigate whether the interpersonal dynamics of closeness are different in stepfather–stepdaughter versus father–daughter relationships during adolescence.

Background: Establishing a general process model of the relational factors contributing to greater closeness between fathers and daughters is a preliminary step toward examining variations in such processes.

Method: The data were from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (ADD Health), a nationally representative sample of adolescents. Respondents were female adolescents who were living with either a biological father (n = 1,881) or stepfather (n = 273) and reported on the availability and involvement of their (step)fathers, …