Overnight care patterns following parental separation: Associations with emotion regulation in infants and young children

被引:18
作者
McIntosh, Jennifer E. [1 ,2 ]
Smyth, Bruce M. [3 ]
Kelaher, Margaret [4 ]
机构
[1] La Trobe Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Human Biosci, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[2] Family Transit, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[3] Australian Natl Univ, Australian Demog & Social Res Inst, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[4] Univ Melbourne, Ctr Hlth Policy Program & Econ, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
关键词
divorce; custody; infants; children; development; attachment; parenting; CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS; ATTACHMENT THEORY; DIVORCE; ADJUSTMENT; STRESS; ASTHMA; FAMILY; CONFLICT; HEALTH;
D O I
10.5172/jfs.2013.19.3.224
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Children living in a shared-time parenting arrangement following separation (also known as joint physical custody or dual residence) spend equal or near-equal amounts of day and night time with each parent. Little data exist regarding developmental sequelae of such arrangements for infants. The current study examined a theoretically driven question: Are there associations between quantum of overnight stays away from a primary resident parent and the infant's settledness, or emotion regulation with that parent? Nationally representative parent report data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) were used. Three age bands were studied and three levels of overnight care contrasted. When parenting style, parental conflict and socio-economic factors were controlled for, greater number of shared overnight stays for the 0-1 year old and the 2-3 year old groups predicted some less settled and poorly regulated behaviours, but none for the 4-5 year old group. Limits of these data are discussed, including application to the individual case. Findings suggest emotional regulation within the primary infant-parent relationship is one useful index of infant adjustment to parenting time arrangements.
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页码:224 / 239
页数:16
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