Actor and Partner Effects of Interparental Relationship and Co-Parenting on Parenting Stress Among Fathers and Mothers

In Young Park; Jennifer L. Bellamy; Stephanie Rachel Speer; Jangmin Kim; Jin Yao Kwan; Paula Powe; Aaron Banman; Justin S. Harty; Neil B. Guterman

doi:10.1177/10443894231207442

Actor and Partner Effects of Interparental Relationship and Co-Parenting on Parenting Stress Among Fathers and Mothers

In Young Park
, Jennifer L. Bellamy
, Stephanie Rachel Speer
, Jangmin Kim
, Jin Yao Kwan
, Paula Powe
, Aaron Banman
, Justin S. Harty
, Neil B. Guterman

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Abstract

Despite increasing father involvement in rearing their children, research on the determinants of parenting stress has focused on mothers, ignoring the mutual influence between the two parents—fathers and mothers. Using the actor–partner interdependence model, we examined fathers’ and mothers’ reciprocal influences on parenting stress, with a focus on interparental relationship and co-parenting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	692-708
Number of pages	17
Journal	Families in Society
Volume	106
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894231207442
State	Published - Sep 2025

Keywords

actor–partner interdependence model
dyadic approach
father’s co-parenting
interparental relationship
parenting stress

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