Alayna Tennant Dr .Grist PSY 3531 June 2023
6.2 Group Poster Project: Discussion and Conclusion
Steinbach, A., & Augustin, L. (2022). Children’s well-being in sole and joint physical custody 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, kids who have separated parents participating in joint physical custody (JPC) tend to divide their time equally between the mother and father to have time to spend with both. Ideally, the results for kids in sole physical custody (SPC) showed that most of the time, children only live with their mothers. Unfortunately, the JPC arrangement does not indicate healthy well-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 of children aged 2-14 in JPC and SPC household families, which measured children’s psychological, physical, social, and cognitive/educational state of being. The results leaned toward children who lived in SPC family arrangements in all four dimensions (Steinbach et al., 2022). Although children living under the SPC families scored higher than those living in JP arrangements, kids with parents who are still married and live together benefit the most in all four measurements (Steinbach et al., 2022). Families who abide by the SPC arrangements could cause potential stress to the children due to constant movement of house. However, the data is minimal and needs more attention.
Steinbach, A. (2023). Co-parenting as a mediator between physical custody arrangements and children’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 a Mediator between Physical Custody Arrangements and Children’s Mental Health, intending to support child and family outcomes, this study focused on the relationship with the non-residential parent, suggesting the father. One of the parents not participating in the children’s day-to-day lives negatively triggers the kid’s support regarding financial, emotional, and social resources (Steinbach et al., 2023). Children need attention and emotional help regarding the minimal problems they might face throughout their day. Usually, without much knowledge, kids could cause more problems if they continue forward with the decisions they’ve concluded by themselves.
Interestingly, the study suggests that the contact between the two parents does not necessarily damage children’s maladjustment risk; instead, the quality of the relationships children 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-parenting relationship could require a lot of time and agreement. Co-Parenting is a conceptual term that refers to how parents and parental figures relate to each other in the role of parent” (Steinbach et al., 2023). Importantly, children require love and protection which is needed daily from both parents.
Elam, K. K., Sandler, I., Wolchik, S., & Tein, J.-Y. (2016). Non-Residential Father–Child Involvement, Interparental Conflict and Mental Health of Children Following Divorce: A Person-Focused Approach. Journal of Youth and Adolescence: A Multidisciplinary Research Publication, 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 and Mental Health of Children Following Divorce, a study was conducted to aim for the well-being of children living in between separation of their guardians. The researchers had used a person-centered latent profile analysis, to view interparental conflict, support and contact between the child and father. The factors of the study included the time fathers spend with their kids, the activities or other engagements revolving around father-child relationships, and the quality of mothers parenting. Unfortunately, the results found greater internalizing and externalizing
issues among fathers who were involved in high conflict (Elam et al 2016).
Sadly, these developed problems could continue to affect young people until they reach mid-adulthood. The study stresses considerable evidence of children’s well-being relating 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 in ways of support. From birth, the child needs the mother to feed it using the breast of the other person, which requires a relationship.
