Dataset Information

Fathers' perpetration of intimate partner violence and parenting during early childhood: Results from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization negatively impact maternal parenting. However, little is known about the association between fathers' perpetration of IPV and paternal parenting.

Objective

To examine associations between fathers' IPV perpetration against the child's mother and fathers' stimulation and spanking practices with their young child.

Participants and setting

We used two waves of data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study in the United States. The analytic sample comprised of 2,257 biological fathers who had been in a romantic relationship with the child's mother.