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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
Living with child after recent divorce
Our Classification
Remarks
Divorced/separated fathers only
Operationalization
Fathers household after recent separation
1: lives with child (=single father)
0: does not live with child

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b DM = +/- CHANGE happiness of fathers after recent divorce/separation
                                M        SD
- lives with with child    
  T1:                           5,35     1,26
  T2: (became single father)    4,56     1,94
  difference                   -0,79    +0,78

- Does not live with child
  T1: lived with child prior to sep                             5,08     1,26
  T2:                           5,27     1,94
  difference                   +0,19    +0,78
O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = -.81 p < .05 BECAME A SINGLE FATHER (vs remained married)

b values controled for:
- Fathers's characteriistics
  - age
  - income (lagged)
  - education
  - Ethnicity
  - first marriage
  - number of children
  - months separated
  - relationship with ex-spouse
- Focal child characteristics
  - Male
  - age
- Father-child relationship at T1
O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = +.12 ns DID NOT LIVE WITH CHILD ANYMORE (vs remained married)