Abstract
We evaluated the long-term impact of father supportive behaviors post-divorce on youth physical health perceptions, mediated through youth's protective resources. Youth (N = 240; 49% female, 88% Caucasian) reported on father supportive behaviors post-divorce four times (between ages 9–12), protective resources once (age 15–19), and perceptions of physical health at age 24–28. Higher father support behaviors predicted more protective resources in adolescence which predicted better perceived health in young adulthood. Father support post-divorce can have long-term benefits for offspring health by promoting child-level protective resources.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 294-308 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Family Court Review |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2021 |
Keywords
- Adolescence
- Divorce
- Father Support
- Health
- Longitudinal
- Protective
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Law