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BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article

Front. Sociol.
Sec. Gender, Sex and Sexualities
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1422404
This article is part of the Research Topic Family Men: Fathers as Coparents in Diverse Contexts and Family Structures - Volume II View all 8 articles

Dyadic Associations between Marital Satisfaction and Coparenting Quality: Gender Differences and The Moderating Role of Caregiving Identity

Provisionally accepted
Patty Kuo Patty Kuo *Weiman Xu Weiman Xu Zhenqiao Yang Zhenqiao Yang
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States

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    Our study investigated the contribution of caregiving identity in the association between marital satisfaction and coparenting quality in fathers and mothers from a sample of opposite-sex couples of young children living in different areas of the United States. We conducted nested Actor-Partner Interdependence Models and moderation tests to examine potential differences between fathers and mothers in associations between marital satisfaction and coparenting quality, as well as the role of caregiving identity in the association. Results confirmed gender differences in the association between marital satisfaction and coparenting. Both mother's and father's caregiving identity interacted with their own marital satisfaction, but these interactions only impacted the coparenting quality reported by mothers. Additionally, caregiving identity in fathers and mothers was associated with the coparenting quality reported by their spouses. Our study highlighted the important role of caregiving identity in understanding the relation between marital satisfaction and coparenting quality in the intrafamilial processes of couples with young children.

    Keywords: coparenting, marital satisfaction, Mothers, Fathers, Caregiving identity

    Received: 25 Apr 2024; Accepted: 05 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Kuo, Xu and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Patty Kuo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States

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