Does change in young men's employment influence fathering?

Family Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 479-493

  Hofferth, Sandra L ^a   Goldscheider, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatherhood; Gender roles; Work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956533700     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00617.x     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Allison P D. Fixed effects regression methods for longitudinal data using SAS. 2005, Cary, NC, SAS Institute
2. Bianchi S, Robinson J, Milkie M. Changing rhythms of American family life. 2006, New York, Russell Sage
3. Blau F, Ferber M, Winkler A. The economics of women, men, and work 2002, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall
4. Brayfield A. Juggling jobs and kids: The impact of work schedules on fathers' caring for children. Journal of Marriage and the Family 1995, 57:321-332.
5. Brines J. Economic dependency, gender, and the division of labor at home. American Journal of Sociology 1994, 100:652-688.
6. Budig M J, Folbre N. Activity, proximity or responsibility? Measuring parental childcare time. Family time: The social organization of care 2004, 51-68. Folbre N, Bittman M. (Eds.),, (pp., London, Routledge
7. Labor force statistics from the Current Population Survey. 2009, http://Data.bls.gov/PDQ/, Bureau of Labor Statistics, (Unemployment Rate, 1999-2009). Retrieved August 10, 2009, from
8. Casper L M, Bianchi S M. Continuity & change in the American family 2002, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage
9. Cherlin A. Public and private families: An introduction 1996, New York, McGraw-Hill
10. Charting parenthood: A statistical portrait of fathers and mothers in America 2002, Child Trends, Washington, DC, Author.
11. Conger R, Elder G H. Families in troubled times: Adapting to changes in rural America. 1994, New York, Aldine de Gruyter
12. Elder G H. Children of the Great Depression: Social change in life experience. 1999, Boulder, CO, Westview Press
13. Gerson K. The unfinished revolution: How a new generation is reshaping family, work, and gender in America. 2009, New York, Oxford University Press
14. Harold-Goldsmith R, Radin N, Eccles J. Objective and subjective reality: The effects of job loss and financial stress on fathering behaviors. Family Perspective 1988, 22:309-325.
15. Hernandez D J. America's children: Resources from family, government and the economy. 1993, New York, Russell Sage
16. Hofferth S, Cabrera N, Carlson M, Coley R L, Day R, Schindler H. Residential father involvement and social fathering. Handbook of measurement issues in family research 2007, 335-374. Hofferth S, Casper L, (Eds.),, (pp., Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum
17. Hofferth S L, Anderson K. Are all dads equal? Biology vs. marriage as basis for paternal investment. Journal of Marriage and Family 2003, 65:213-232.
18. Hofferth S L, Goldscheider F. Family structure and the transition to parenthood. Demography 2010, 47:415-437.
19. Jones L. Unemployed fathers and their children: Implications for policy and practice. Child and Adolescent Social Work 1991, 82:101-116.
20. King V. The influence of religion on fathers' relationships with their children. Journal of Marriage and Family 2003, 65:382-395.
21. Lamb M E, Lewis C. The development and significance of father-child relationships in two-parent families. The role of the father in child development 2004, 272-306. Lamb M E, (Ed.),, 4th ed., pp., Hoboken, NJ, Wiley
22. Larson H J. Introduction to probability theory and statistical inference 1982, New York, Wiley
23. LaTaillade J J, Hofferth S L, Wight V R. Consequences of fatherhood for young men's relationships with partners and parents. Research in Human Development 2010, 7:103-122.
24. Monna B, Gauthier A H. A review of the literature on the social and economic determinants of parental time. Journal of Family and Economic Issues 2008, 29:634-653.
25. Information on recessions and recoveries, the NBER business cycle dating committee, and related topics. 2010, http://www.nber.org/cycles/main.html, National Bureau of Economic Research, Retrieved from
26. Nock S, Kingston P. Time with children: The impact of couples' work-time commitments. Social Forces 1988, 67:59-85.
27. Pailhe A, Solaz A. Time with children: Do fathers and mothers replace each other when one parent is unemployed? European Journal of Population 2008, 243:211-236.
28. Pleck J H, Masciadrelli B P. Paternal involvement by U.S. residential fathers: Levels, sources, and consequences. The role of the father in child development 2004, 222-271. Lamb M, (Ed.),, 4th ed., pp., New York, Wiley
29. Sandberg J F, Hofferth S L. Changes in parental time with children. Demography 2001, 38:423-436.
30. Sayer L C, Bianchi S M, Robinson J P. Are parents investing less in children? Trends in mothers' and fathers' time with children. American Journal of Sociology 2004, 110:1-43.
31. Sheridan S M, Knoche L L, Edwards C P, Bovaird J A, Kupzyk K A. Parent engagement and school readiness: Effects of the Getting Ready intervention on preschool children's social-emotional competencies. Early Education and Development 2010, 21:125-156.
32. Stata statistical software: Release 7.0. 2001, Statacorp, College Station, TX, Stata Corporation
33. Wilcox W B. Soft patriarchs, new men: How Christianity shapes fathers and husbands 2004, Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press
34. Yeung W J, Sandberg J, Davis-Kean P E, Hofferth S L. Children's time with fathers in intact families. Journal of Marriage and Family 2001, 63:136-154.