Platt, Lucinda, Haux, Tina and Rosenberg, Rachel (2015) Parenting and post-separation contact: what are the links? CASE papers, CASE/189. Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), London, UK.
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Abstract
High rates of parental separation and the extent to which non-resident fathers lose contact with their child have led to concerns about the involvement of fathers in their children’s lives. In this paper, we draw on a nationally representative study of children born in 2000-2001 in the UK to provide an original analysis of the relationship between pre-separation fathering and post-separation contact. We provide new insights into the drivers of post-separation contact and the extent to which such post-separation contact represents a continuation of pre-separation fathering practices. We find that fathers who were more active parents prior to separation tend to have more frequent contact after separation. Nevertheless there is still a tendency, even among more involved fathers, to reduce or lose contact over time.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case/default.asp |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Authors |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: | J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure |
| Sets: | Departments > Social Policy Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) |
| Identification Number: | CASE/189 |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2015 15:08 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/62353/ |
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