Alyanna TennantDr.GristPSY 3531June 2023
6.2 Group Poster Project: Discussion and Conclusion
Steinbach, A., & Augustijn, L. (2022). Children’s well-being in sole and joint physicalcustody families. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(2), 301–311.https://www.proquest.com/docview/2535461046?accountid=27313
According to Children’s Well-Being in Sole and Joint Physical Custody Families, kidswho have separated parents participating in joint physical custody (JPC) tend to divide theirtime equally between the mother and father to have time to spend with both. Ideally, theresults for kids in sole physical custody (SPC) showed that most of the time, children onlylive with their mothers. Unfortunately, the JPC arrangement does not indicate healthywell-being for the children and needs more attention from the social scientists at work(Steinbach et al., 2022).
A survey titled; Family Models in Germany (FAMOD) involved 1,161 cases ofchildren aged 2-14 in JPC and SPC household families, which measured children'spsychological, physical, social, and cognitive/educational state of being. The results leanedtoward children who lived in SPC family arrangements in all four dimensions (Steinbach etal., 2022). Although children living under the SPC families scored higher than those living inJP arrangements, kids with parents who are still married and live together benefit the most inall four measurements (Steinbach et al., 2022). Families who abide by the SPC arrangementscould cause potential stress to the children due to constant movement of house. However, thedata is minimal and needs more attention.
Steinbach, A. (2023). Coparenting as a mediator between physical custody arrangements andchildren’s mental health. Family Process.https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/doi/full/10.1111/famp.12844
What are the results, and what do they mean? According to Co-Parenting as aMediator between Physical Custody Arrangements and Children's Mental Health, intendingto support child and family outcomes, this study focused on the relationship with thenon-residential parent, suggesting the father. One of the parents not participating in thechildren's day-to-day lives negatively triggers the kid's support regarding financial,emotional, and social resources (Steinbach et al., 2023). Children need attention andemotional help regarding the minimal problems they might face throughout their day.Usually, without much knowledge, kids could cause more problems if they continue forwardwith the decisions they've concluded by themselves.
Interestingly, the study suggests that the contact between the two parents does notnecessarily damage children's maladjustment risk; instead, the quality of the relationshipschildren attain from both parents (Steinbach et al., 2023). Children desire to understand and
grow in ways that they study their parent's living occurring too. A positive co-parentingrelationship could require a lot of time and agreement. Co-Parenting is a conceptual term thatrefers to how parents and parental figures relate to each other in the role of parent” (Steinbachet al., 2023). Importantly, children require love and protection which is needed daily fromboth parents.
Elam, K. K., Sandler, I., Wolchik, S., & Tein, J.-Y. (2016). Non-Residential Father–ChildInvolvement, Interparental Conflict and Mental Health of Children Following Divorce: APerson-Focused Approach. Journal of Youth and Adolescence: A Multidisciplinary ResearchPublication, 45(3), 581–593. https://doi-org.portal.lib.fit.edu/10.1007/s10964-015-0399-5
According to Non-Residential Father–Child Involvement, Interparental Conflict andMental Health of Children Following Divorce, a study was conducted to aim for thewell-being of children living in between separation of their guardians. The researchers hadused a person-centered latent profile analysis, to view interparental conflict, support andcontact between the child and father. The factors of the study included the time fathers spendwith their kids, the activities or other engagements revolving around father-childrelationships, and the quality of mothers parenting. Unfortunately, the results found greaterinternalising and externalising issues among fathers who were involved in high conflict(Elam et al 2016).
Sadly, these developed problems could continue to affect young people until theyreach mid-adulthood. The study stresses considerable evidence of children's well-beingrelating to the father's contact and support following the divorce or separation of parents(Elam et al., 2016). Minors strive unconsciously to have relationships with their parents inways of support. From birth, the child needs the mother to feed it using the breast of the otherperson, which requires a relationship.
