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Coparenting relationship trajectories: Marital violence linked to change and variability after separation.

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Hardesty, Jennifer L., Ogolsky, Brian G., Raffaelli, Marcela, Whittaker, Angela, Crossman, Kimberly A., Haselschwerdt, Megan L., Mitchell, Elissa Thomann, Khaw, Lyndal·2017·Journal of Family Psychology
DOI 10.1037/fam0000323PMC PMC5665379
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Associations between marital intimate partner violence (IPV) and postseparation coparenting relationship trajectories were examined among 135 mothers who participated in 5 interviews at 3-month intervals in the year following their divorce filing. Growth curve analysis was conducted to assess change and variability in coparenting dimensions (i.e., conflict, support, communication about child rearing, and harassment) in the overall sample and by type of IPV. In the overall sample, coparenting conflict, communication about child rearing, and harassment decreased across the year following separation. However, coparenting relationships differed considerably based on marital IPV experiences. At Time 1, mothers in relationships with coercive controlling violence (CCV) reported higher levels of harassment and conflict, and lower levels of support and communication about coparenting, than mothers with situational couple violence (SCV) or no violence (NV). Furthermore, coparenting relationship trajectories differed significantly by IPV group, with mothers who experienced CCV showing more variability in conflict and harassment, and more marked changes in conflict, support, and harassment. Despite many similarities, mothers with SCV showed higher initial levels of harassment compared to mothers with NV. Findings can support family court and social service professionals' efforts to individualize interventions with divorcing parents based on IPV experiences. In cases of CCV, for example, attention to heightened control dynamics in the immediate separation period remain critical but the persistent volatility across the first year suggests the potential for chronic stress. With SCV, practitioners may be able to capitalize on parents' reasonable levels of communication and steady coparenting support. (PsycINFO Database Record

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  • Little empirical data exists on how post-separation abuse may change over time.

    “Little empirical data exists on how post-separation abuse may change over time (Hardesty et al., 2017), and chronicity and frequency of exposure to post-separation abuse are factors that need to be explored.”

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    The Abstract says nonphysical post-separation risks such as harassment have not been thoroughly examined, and that longitudinal coparenting studies had not considered how marital IPV relates to changing coparenting trajectories. That supports a research gap, but the claim broadens it to post-separation abuse generally; the paper also notes prior research on when physical injury and lethality risks peak. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Hardesty, J. L., Ogolsky, B. G., Raffaelli, M., Whittaker, A., Crossman, K. A., Haselschwerdt, M. L., Mitchell, E. T., & Khaw, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale (US)
  • Auburn University (US)
  • University of Southern Indiana (US)
  • Montclair State University (US)
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Venue
Journal of Family Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2017-10
Volume
31
Issue
7
Pages
844-854
ISSN
  • 0893-3200 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1293
DOI
10.1037/fam0000323
PMC
PMC5665379
OpenAlex
W2766523450
Cited by
35
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6
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FWCI
3.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Family Psychology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R21HD061559A)
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • US Department of Agriculture (793-348)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
co-parenting, intimate partner violence, divorce, marital separation, situational couple violence, harassment, mothers, growth curve analysis, chronic stress
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Divorce, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Mothers, Spouse Abuse, Parenting, Young Adult

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