Longitudinal Associations between Coparenting and Child Adjustment among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parent Families

Autor/inn/en	Farr, Rachel H.; Bruun, Samuel T.; Patterson, Charlotte J.
Titel	Longitudinal Associations between Coparenting and Child Adjustment among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parent Families
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 55 (2019) 12, S.2547-2560 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Farr, Rachel H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000828
Schlagwörter	Homosexuality; Child Rearing; Child Behavior; Adoption; Sexual Orientation; Interpersonal Relationship; Age Differences; Children; Behavior Problems; Family Influence; Family Environment; Parent Role; Cooperation; Adjustment (to Environment); Housework; Dyadic Adjustment Scale; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homosexualität; Kindererziehung; Sexuelle Orientierung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Child; Kind; Kinder; Familienmilieu; Parental role; Elternrolle; Co-operation; Kooperation; Hausarbeit
Abstract	This longitudinal study examined coparenting and child adjustment during early and middle childhood (Ms = 3 and 8 years, respectively) among 106 lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent adoptive families. When children were in middle childhood, no differences emerged as a function of parental sexual orientation in observations or self-reports of coparenting; in addition, parents and teachers described children as well-adjusted overall. After controlling covariates, including couple relationship adjustment, more supportive coparenting in early childhood predicted fewer parent-reported child internalizing and externalizing problems in middle childhood. Within middle childhood, stronger parenting alliance was associated with fewer parent-reported child externalizing problems. These findings indicate the value of considering family processes among diverse families in contributing to child outcomes over time. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01