THE RELATIONSHIP OF REMARRIAGE TO POSTDIVORCE CO-PARENTING

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between rema rriage and indicators of post-divorce co-parenting. A sample of 372 wo men and 277 men contacted three years after their divorce was used. Ma rital status was a statistically significant predictor for eight of th e twelve regression analyses that were conducted for the women and men . The regression equations indicated that remarriage was associated wi th less frequent co-parental interaction, less reported parenting supp ort from the former spouse, and more negative attitudes about the othe r parent for both women and men; less parenting satisfaction and lower levels of involvement in children's activities for remarried men. The se findings are discussed and the relationship between remarriage and post-divorce co-parenting is explored.