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This finding looks at the relationship between family structure and fathers’ involvement with their children.

Fathers in households with both biological parents reported spending more time with their children and enjoying greater family cohesion than fathers of households with adopted children or stepchildren.

Sample or Data Description
Data come from the 1992-1994 National Survey of Families and Households; the analytic sample consists of 799 families with children between ages 10-18.

Source
"Does Family Structure Matter? A Comparison of Adoptive, Two-Parent Biological, Single-Mother, Stepfather, and Stepmother Households"
Lansford, Jennifer E.
Ceballo, Rosario, Abbey, Antonia; and Stewart, Abigail J
Journal of Marriage and Family Vol. 63, Number . August, 2001. Page(s) 840-851.

FindingID: 7449