Coparenting from Prison: An Examination of Incarcerated Fathers' Consensus of Coparenting

Incarcerated coparenting involves negotiating rules, responsibilities, and contributions while a partner is incarcerated. Using a structural family therapy lens and data from the Multi-site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering, ordinary least squares multiple linear regression answered: Do incarcerated fathers with stronger familial ties perceive themselves to have a higher consensus of coparenting and does race/ethnicity moderate the relationship between familial ties and consensus of coparenting? Results revealed higher education, stable parents growing up, and living with their child prior to incarceration predict a higher consensus of coparenting. Race/ethnicity does not moderate relationships between familial ties and consensus of coparenting.

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Higher education, growing up with stable parents, and living with the child before incarceration predict a higher consensus of coparenting, while race/ethnicity does not moderate the relationship between familial ties and consensus of coparenting.