TY - JOUR
T1 - Walking a High Beam
T2 - The Balance Between Employment Stability, Workplace Flexibility, and Nonresident Father Involvement
AU - Castillo, Jason T.
AU - Welch, Greg W.
AU - Sarver, Christian M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article:The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study was supported by Grant Number R01HD36916 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Compared with resident fathers, nonresident fathers are more likely to be unemployed or underemployed and less likely, when they are employed, to have access to flexible work arrangements. Although lack of employment stability is associated with lower levels of father involvement, some research shows that increased stability at work without increased flexibility is negatively related to involvement. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 895), the authors examined the relationship between nonresident fathers' employment stability, workplace flexibility, and father involvement. Results indicate that workplace flexibility, but not employment stability, is associated with higher levels of involvement. Policy and practice implications are discussed.
AB - Compared with resident fathers, nonresident fathers are more likely to be unemployed or underemployed and less likely, when they are employed, to have access to flexible work arrangements. Although lack of employment stability is associated with lower levels of father involvement, some research shows that increased stability at work without increased flexibility is negatively related to involvement. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 895), the authors examined the relationship between nonresident fathers' employment stability, workplace flexibility, and father involvement. Results indicate that workplace flexibility, but not employment stability, is associated with higher levels of involvement. Policy and practice implications are discussed.
KW - employment
KW - father involvement
KW - nonresident fathers
KW - workplace flexibility
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U2 - 10.1177/1557988311417612
DO - 10.1177/1557988311417612
M3 - Article
C2 - 21862567
AN - SCOPUS:84857426540
SN - 1557-9883
VL - 6
SP - 120
EP - 131
JO - American Journal of Men's Health
JF - American Journal of Men's Health
IS - 2
ER -