Author Question: What factors impact the nature of parenting following divorce? What will be an ideal ... (Read 55 times)

itsmyluck · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

What factors impact the nature of parenting following divorce?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Kevin is trying to decide whether to take his dating relationship with Tina to the next level and become exclusive. He dislikes the idea of not dating other women.

At the same time, he wants the certainty that he will be able to enjoy Tina's affection, attention, praise, and confidences without competition from other men. In this scenario, there are
A. more costs than benefits.
B. more benefits than costs.
C. equal level of benefits and costs.
D. no basis for us to gauge relative costs and benefits.

Heffejeff · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 18, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Notwithstanding, there are a number of other factors that impact the nature of parenting following divorce:
- Parents' education level:
Parents with higher education levels tend to engage in higher levels of co-parenting than do parents with lower education levels (Cooksey & Craig, 1998).
- Income level:
Parents in higher SES brackets tend to co-parent more effectively than do parents in lower income brackets (Arditti, 1999).
- Duration of the marriage:
Couples who were married for longer periods of time are more likely to engage in more cooperative post-divorce parenting (Ahrons & Rodgers, 1987).
- Time elapsed since the divorce:
If other variables, such as higher education levels and higher SES levels are present, divorced couples are more apt to effectively co-parent over time as wounds begin to heal (Furstenberg & Cherlin, 1991).
- Remarriage of one or both spouses:
Remarriage often negatively impacts former spouses' ability to co-parent (Ahrons & Rodgers, 1987).
- Who initiated the divorce:
Most commonly, the spouse who initiates the divorce is the more cooperative co-parent (Duran- Aydingtug, 1995).
- The legal process of divorce:
If the divorce process involved hostility and conflict, or was difficult and protracted, the father tends to be less involved with his children (Madden-Derdich & Arditti, 1999).

Answer to Question 2

B