ArticleJournal of marriage and the family2019
Paternity Leave and Parental Relationships: Variations by Gender and Mothers' Work Statuses.
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- Women's perceived partner support during the perinatal and early childhood period: changes over time for women with and without Major Depressive Disorder.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- The effect of father-child engagement on maternal life satisfaction in South Asian contexts: evidence from MICS surveys in Pakistan and Bangladesh.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Article
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- What happens to the couple relationship when sharing parental leave? A prospective, longitudinal study.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2021Article
- Fathers' Time Off Work After the Birth of a Child and Relationship Dissolution among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged U.S. Families.Sociological focus · 2021Article
- Paternal Leave and Father-Infant Bonding: Findings From the Population-Based Cohort Study DREAM.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Parenthood and Well-Being: A Decade in Review.Journal of marriage and the family · 2020Article
- "Whispered on Only the Darkest Corners of the Internet:": A Qualitative Descriptive Study Exploring Fathers' Experiences with Paternal Postpartum Depression on Reddit.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examines the associations between paternity leave and parents' reports of relationship satisfaction and relationship conflict, and whether the associations vary by parent gender and mothers' work statuses.
backgroundPaternity leave research in the U.S. has focused on implications for father involvement, but paternity leave may also help to strengthen parental relationships by promoting a more equitable division of domestic labor. Given gender gaps in childcare, the association between paternity leave and parental relationship outcomes may also vary by gender and mothers' work statuses.
methodThe sample consists of 4,700 couples (i.e., parent dyads) from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort. Multilevel models are used to assess the associations between paternity leave and both relationship satisfaction and conflict, and whether these associations vary by gender and mothers' work statuses.
resultsPaternity leave-taking is positively associated with parents' reports of relationship satisfaction, but length of paternity leave is only positively associated with mothers' reports of relationship satisfaction. Also, among mothers who worked prior to the child's birth, paternity leave-taking and length of leave are negatively associated with their reports of relationship conflict. In contrast, among mothers who did not work in paid labor pre-birth, paternity leave is positively associated with mothers' reports of relationship conflict.
conclusionPaternity leave may have implications for parental relationships (and especially mothers' perceptions of their relationships with fathers).
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