Romantic and Dating Behaviors among Single Parents in the United States
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publication Title
Personal Relationships
Volume
23
Issue
3
First page number:
491
Last page number:
504
Abstract
Little research has focused on the dating attitudes and behaviors of singles with dependent-age children. Using data collected from a nationally representative U.S. probability sample of single adults, we provide findings on dating attitudes and behaviors among 747 single parents in the United States, aged 21 years and older, who had one or more children under the age of 18 years. Findings show gender differences between single men and single women concerning how they balance being a single parent and make time for dating. Both single fathers and single mothers considered their child's opinion about their dating life, and most parents involved their child(ren) once they knew they wanted or had established a committed romantic relationship with a new partner. Copyright © 2016 IARR
Language
English
Repository Citation
Gray, P.,
Franco, C. Y.,
Garcia, J. R.,
Gesselman, A. N.,
Fisher, H. E.
(2016).
Romantic and Dating Behaviors among Single Parents in the United States.
Personal Relationships, 23(3),
491-504.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pere.12139