Changes in patterns of post-separation parenting over time: Recent Australian data

Bruce Smyth; Ruth Weston; Lawrie Moloney; Nick Richardson; Jeromey Temple

doi:10.5172/jfs.327.14.1.23

Changes in patterns of post-separation parenting over time: Recent Australian data

Bruce Smyth^*
, Ruth Weston
, Lawrie Moloney
, Nick Richardson
, Jeromey Temple

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This article examines continuity and change in post-separation patterns of parenting across a three-year time span. We analyse longitudinal data from two recent Australian studies: the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey; and the Caring for Children after Parental Separation (CFC) Project. Mother-residence was found to be the most common and the most stable pattern. Though far less common, father-residence also appeared to be reasonably stable. By contrast, shared care was found to be the most fluid of these three parenting configurations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-36
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Family Studies
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5172/jfs.327.14.1.23
Publication status	Published - 2008

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