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Divorced Noncustodial Fathers' and Mothers' Contact and Relationship Satisfaction with Children  

Kim, Young-Hee (Dept. of Child & Family Welfare, Hankyong National Univ.)
Han, Gyoung-Hae (Dept. of Child Development & Family Studies, Seoul National Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association / v.44, no.8, 2006 , pp. 23-32 More about this Journal
Abstract
Understanding the experience of parents without custody after divorce is important in terms of facilitating their adjustment and positive relationships with their children. Ninety-two noncustodial parents divorced within the previous 5 years completed a structured questionnaire. We examined differences between noncustodial fathers and mothers in terms of the frequency of the contact and the relationship satisfaction with children. In addition, using the regression model, we analyzed the effects of several characteristics of noncustodial parents, including gender, on the frequency of contact as well as the relationship satisfaction with children. The main results of the study are as follows. First, noncustodial fathers and mothers exhibited similar low levels of contact by phone and in-person visits. Second, noncustodial parents with a child older than 8 years old visited the child more frequently, and were more satisfied than noncustodial parents with younger children. Third, the level of desire to gain the child custody had a significant effect on the frequency of contact and the satisfaction of the relationship between the noncustodial parents and their children. Fourth, noncustodial parents with more positive feeling about their former spouse contacted more frequently with the children. Fifth, compared with noncustodial fathers, noncustodial mothers demonstrated a higher relationship satisfaction with their children.
Keywords
Noncustodial parents; Frequency of contact; Relationship satisfaction with children;
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