@article{185,
  keywords = {Parenting, Fatherhood and father involvement},
  author = {Lawrence Berger and Marcia Carlson and Sharon Bzostek and Cynthia Osborne},
  title = {Parenting Practices of Resident Fathers: The Role of Marital and Biological Ties},
  abstract = {<p>This paper uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 2,098) to examine differences in the parenting practices of four types of resident fathers, defined by their biological relationship to a focal child and their marital status with regard to the focal child{\textquoteright}s mother. Regression results suggest that biological fathers and social fathers (i.e., stepfathers or mothers{\textquoteright} cohabiting partners) differ significantly, and in some unexpected ways, on most measures of parenting. A considerable portion of these differences, however, can be explained by variation in the background characteristics of the individuals and families in each group. Additionally, difference-in-difference analyses reveal a stronger link between marriage and higher quality parenting practices among social fathers than among biological fathers.</p>
},
  year = {2008},
  journal = {Journal of Marriage and Family},
  volume = {70},
  number = {3},
  pages = {625-639},
  url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00510.x/full},
}