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Correlational findings

Study Shapiro & Lambert (1999): study US 1987

Public
Fathers of child below age 19, USA, followed 5 years 1987 - 1994
Survey name
US-NSFH combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 844
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Education
Our Classification
Remarks
co-resident = living with child
Distribution
Divorced coresident M: 12.15 SD: 1.97
Divorced nonresident M: 12.91 SD: 2.25
Continously married M: 13.74  SD: 2.91
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Years completed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = -.01 ns ALL FATHERS at T2
b (-.007) controled for:
- Recently divorced
- Personal characteristics
  - income (lagged)
  - age
  - Ethnicity
  - first marriage
  - number of children
- Focal child characteristics
  - Male
  - age
- T1-T2 CHANGE in father-child relationship
- T1 happiness of father
O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = -.07 ns RECENTLY DIVORCED FATHERS at T2 Only
b (-.069) controled for:
- Living with child
- Personal characteristics
  - income (lagged)
  - age
  - Ethnicity
  - first marriage
  - number of children
  - months separated
  - relationship with ex-spouse
- Focal child characteristics
  - Male
  - age
- Father-child relationship at T1