Parenting Time and Child Coping: The Context of Parental Alienation

Journal Article:
Amy Smith, Biringen, Jennifer J. Harman. (2018). Parenting Time and Child Coping: The Context of Parental Alienation. Family Science Review 22(4), 118-140. Retrieved from URL: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AqneSWcIBOtastN_VfX8a2bl7tm1Hg Parameters: Evaluation, Quantitative Research

Author: 
Amy Smith
Biringen
Jennifer J. Harman
Author Address: 
Amy D. Smith AmyD.Smith@colostate.edu Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University, 1570 Fort Collins, CO 80523.
Type of Citation: 
Journal Article
Parameters: 
Evaluation
Quantitative Research
Language: 
English
Country: 
Canada
Year: 
2018
Keywords: 
Parental alienation
gatekeeping
child coping
Periodical or Book Full Title: 
Family Science Review
Pages: 
118-140
Volume: 
22
Number: 
4
Publisher: 
Family Science Association
ISBN/ISSN: 
2331-6780
Abstract: 
This study examined whether discrepancies in reported court ordered parenting time and actual parenting time among families that had dissolved (i.e., divorced) was associated with the degree to which children are reported to demonstrate negative coping behaviors. It was hypothesized that (a) parents who were targets of alienating behaviors by the other parent would report having less parenting time than what the courts ordered and (b) children would engage in negative behavioral coping strategies when there were larger discrepancies between parenting time in the divorce decree versus reported parenting time. Data were gathered from surveys and audio-recorded interviews from 70 parents who reported being the targets of parental alienating behaviors. A content analysis was conducted on the interview transcripts to code for the child’s behavioral outcomes, as reported by the targeted parent. Results from this study provide information on the extent to which parenting time awarded by family courts can be in conflict with what occurs, and in reality, whether such discrepancies are associated with parent-reported child functioning.
URL: 
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AqneSWcIBOtastN_VfX8a2bl7tm1Hg