Paul R. Amato - Publications

Affiliations: 
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States 
Area:
Individual and Family Studies, Social Psychology

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2017 Amato PR, Patterson S. The Intergenerational Transmission of Union Instability in Early Adulthood. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 79: 723-738. PMID 28579639 DOI: 10.1111/Jomf.12384  0.497
2017 Amato PR, Patterson SE. Single-parent households and mortality among children and youth. Social Science Research. 63: 253-262. PMID 28202147 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ssresearch.2016.09.017  0.552
2016 Amato PR, King V, Thorsen ML. Parent-Child Relationships in Stepfather Families and Adolescent Adjustment: A Latent Class Analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 78: 482-497. PMID 27022199 DOI: 10.1111/Jomf.12267  0.459
2015 King V, Amato PR, Lindstrom R. Stepfather-Adolescent Relationship Quality During the First Year of Transitioning to a Stepfamily. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 77: 1179-1189. PMID 26508804 DOI: 10.1111/Jomf.12214  0.322
2015 Amato PR, Patterson S, Beattie B. Single-parent households and children's educational achievement: A state-level analysis. Social Science Research. 53: 191-202. PMID 26188447 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ssresearch.2015.05.012  0.535
2014 McNamee CB, Amato P, King V. Nonresident Father Involvement With Children and Divorced Women's Likelihood of Remarriage. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 76: 862-874. PMID 25414523 DOI: 10.1111/Jomf.12118  0.563
2014 Anthony CJ, DiPerna JC, Amato PR. Divorce, approaches to learning, and children's academic achievement: a longitudinal analysis of mediated and moderated effects. Journal of School Psychology. 52: 249-61. PMID 24930818 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsp.2014.03.003  0.555
2014 King V, Thorsen ML, Amato PR. Factors associated with positive relationships between stepfathers and adolescent stepchildren. Social Science Research. 47: 16-29. PMID 24913942 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ssresearch.2014.03.010  0.36
2014 Amato PR, Anthony CJ. Estimating the Effects of Parental Divorce and Death With Fixed Effects Models. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 76: 370-386. PMID 24659827 DOI: 10.1111/Jomf.12100  0.549
2014 Amato PR. The Consequences Of Divorce For Adults And Children: An Update Drustvena Istrazivanja. 23: 5-24. DOI: 10.5559/Di.23.1.01  0.532
2014 Amato PR. Does Social and Economic Disadvantage Moderate the Effects of Relationship Education on Unwed Couples? An Analysis of Data from the 15-Month Building Strong Families Evaluation Family Relations. 63: 343-355. DOI: 10.1111/Fare.12069  0.331
2013 James SL, Amato PR. Self-Esteem and the Reproduction of Social Class. Social Science Quarterly. 94: 933-955. PMID 25568500 DOI: 10.1111/Ssqu.12019  0.587
2013 Amato PR. Family processes and the competence of adolescents and primary school children. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 18: 39-53. PMID 24271603 DOI: 10.1007/Bf02139245  0.572
2013 Hawkins AJ, Amato PR, Kinghorn A. Are government-supported healthy marriage initiatives affecting family demographics? A state-level analysis Family Relations. 62: 501-513. DOI: 10.1111/Fare.12009  0.52
2012 Amato PR. The well-being of children with gay and lesbian parents. Social Science Research. 41: 771-4. PMID 23017846 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ssresearch.2012.04.007  0.514
2012 Amato PR. Unhinged: Love, Marriage, and the Continuing War over Family Values Contemporary Sociology: a Journal of Reviews. 41: 470-473. DOI: 10.1177/0094306112449613G  0.347
2011 Amato PR, Kane JB, James S. Reconsidering the "Good Divorce" Family Relations. 60: 511-524. PMID 22125355 DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3729.2011.00666.X  0.734
2011 Amato PR, Kane JB. Parents' Marital Distress, Divorce, and Remarriage: Links with Daughters' Early Family Formation Transitions. Journal of Family Issues. 32: 1073-1103. PMID 21785523 DOI: 10.1177/0192513X11404363  0.511
2011 Xu A, Zhang Y, Amato PR. A Comparison of Divorce Risk Models in China and the United States Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 42: 289-295. DOI: 10.3138/Jcfs.42.2.289  0.368
2011 Cheadle JE, Amato PR. A quantitative assessment of Lareau's qualitative conclusions about class, race, and parenting Journal of Family Issues. 32: 679-706. DOI: 10.1177/0192513X10386305  0.553
2010 Stanley SM, Rhoades GK, Amato PR, Markman HJ, Johnson CA. The Timing of Cohabitation and Engagement: Impact on First and Second Marriages. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 72: 906-918. PMID 20640241 DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2010.00738.X  0.326
2010 Cheadle JE, Amato PR, King V. Patterns of nonresident father contact. Demography. 47: 205-25. PMID 20355691 DOI: 10.1353/Dem.0.0084  0.522
2010 Amato PR. The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today - by Andrew J. Cherlin Journal of Marriage and Family. 72: 1455-1457. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2010.00777.X  0.497
2010 Amato PR, James S. Divorce in Europe and the United States: Commonalities and differences across nations Family Science. 1: 2-13. DOI: 10.1080/19424620903381583  0.618
2010 Amato PR. Steven Nock’s enduring legacy as a marriage and family scholar Social Science Research. 39: 857-859. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ssresearch.2010.06.011  0.356
2009 Amato PR, Meyers CE, Emery RE. Changes in nonresident father-child contact from 1976 to 2002 Family Relations. 58: 41-53. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3729.2008.00533.X  0.562
2008 Amato PR, Landale NS, Havasevich TC, Booth A, Eggebeen DJ, Schoen R, McHale SM. Precursors of Young Women's Family Formation Pathways. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 70: 1271-1286. PMID 22719134 DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2008.00565.X  0.413
2008 Hohmann-Marriott BE, Amato P. Relationship Quality in Interethnic Marriages and Cohabitations Social Forces. 87: 825-855. DOI: 10.1353/Sof.0.0151  0.44
2008 Amato PR, Cheadle JE. Parental divorce, marital conflict and children's behavior problems: A comparison of adopted and biological children Social Forces. 86: 1139-1161. DOI: 10.1353/Sof.0.0025  0.586
2007 Amato PR, Maynard RA. Decreasing nonmarital births and strengthening marriage to reduce poverty. The Future of Children / Center For the Future of Children, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. 17: 117-41. PMID 17902263 DOI: 10.1353/Foc.2007.0012  0.54
2007 Sobolewski JM, Amato PR. Parents' Discord and Divorce, Parent-Child Relationships and Subjective Well-Being in Early Adulthood: Is Feeling Close to Two Parents Always Better than Feeling Close to One? Social Forces. 85: 1105-1124. DOI: 10.1353/Sof.2007.0056  0.767
2007 Hawkins DN, Amato PR, King V. Nonresident Father Involvement and Adolescent Well-Being: Father Effects or Child Effects? American Sociological Review. 72: 990-1010. DOI: 10.1177/000312240707200607  0.311
2007 Hawkins DN, Amato PR, King V. Nonresident father involvement and adolescent well-being: Father effects or child effects? American Sociological Review. 72: 990-1010. DOI: 10.1177/000312240707200607  0.424
2007 Amato PR, Hohmann-Marriott B. A Comparison of High- and Low-Distress Marriages That End in Divorce Journal of Marriage and Family. 69: 621-638. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2007.00396.X  0.422
2007 Amato PR. Transformative Processes in Marriage: Some Thoughts From a Sociologist Journal of Marriage and Family. 69: 305-309. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2007.00365.X  0.32
2006 Schoen R, Rogers SJ, Amato PR. Wives' employment and spouses' marital happiness: Assessing the direction of influence using longitudinal couple data Journal of Family Issues. 27: 506-528. DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05283983  0.341
2006 Amato PR, Afifi TD. Feeling Caught Between Parents: Adult Children's Relations With Parents and Subjective Well-Being Journal of Marriage and Family. 68: 222-235. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2006.00243.X  0.618
2006 Hawkins DN, Amato PR, King V. Parent-adolescent involvement: The relative influence of parent gender and residence Journal of Marriage and Family. 68: 125-136. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2006.00238.X  0.509
2005 Amato PR. The impact of family formation change on the cognitive, social, and emotional well-being of the next generation. The Future of Children / Center For the Future of Children, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. 15: 75-96. PMID 16158731 DOI: 10.1353/Foc.2005.0012  0.587
2005 Dush CMK, Amato PR. Consequences of relationship status and quality for subjective well-being Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 22: 607-627. DOI: 10.1177/0265407505056438  0.307
2005 Amato PR, Cheadle J. The long reach of divorce: Divorce and child well-being across three generations Journal of Marriage and Family. 67: 191-206. DOI: 10.1111/J.0022-2445.2005.00014.X  0.481
2005 Sobolewski JM, Amato PR. Economic hardship in the family of origin and children's psychological well-Being in adulthood Journal of Marriage and Family. 67: 141-156. DOI: 10.1111/J.0022-2445.2005.00011.X  0.779
2004 Previti D, Amato PR. Is Infidelity a Cause or a Consequence of Poor Marital Quality? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 21: 217-230. DOI: 10.1177/0265407504041384  0.325
2004 Amato PR. Tension between institutional and individual views of marriage Journal of Marriage and Family. 66: 959-965. DOI: 10.1111/J.0022-2445.2004.00065.X  0.421
2003 AMATO PR, PREVITI D. People's Reasons for Divorcing: Gender, Social Class, the Life Course, and Adjustment Journal of Family Issues. 24: 602-626. DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03254507  0.34
2003 Previti D, Amato PR. Why Stay Married? Rewards, Barriers, and Marital Stability Journal of Marriage and Family. 65: 561-573. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2003.00561.X  0.342
2003 Dush CMK, Cohan CL, Amato PR. The Relationship Between Cohabitation and Marital Quality and Stability: Change Across Cohorts? Journal of Marriage and Family. 65: 539-549. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2003.00539.X  0.361
2003 Amato PR, Johnson DR, Booth A, Rogers SJ. Continuity and change in marital quality between 1980 and 2000 Journal of Marriage and Family. 65: 1-22. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2003.00001.X  0.394
2003 Amato PR. Reconciling Divergent Perspectives: Judith Wallerstein, Quantitative Family Research, and Children of Divorce Family Relations. 52: 332-339. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3729.2003.00332.X  0.623
2002 Amato PR, Fowler F. Parenting Practices, Child Adjustment, and Family Diversity Journal of Marriage and Family. 64: 703-716. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2002.00703.X  0.599
2001 Sandefur GD, Thompson RA, Amato PR. The Postdivorce Family: Children, Parenting, and Society Contemporary Sociology. 30: 350. DOI: 10.2307/3089748  0.51
2001 Amato PR, Sobolewski JM. The Effects of Divorce and Marital Discord on Adult Children's Psychological Well-Being American Sociological Review. 66: 900. DOI: 10.2307/3088878  0.77
2001 VanLaningham J, Johnson DR, Amato P. Marital Happiness, Marital Duration, and the U-Shaped Curve: Evidence from a Five-Wave Panel Study Social Forces. 79: 1313-1341. DOI: 10.1353/Sof.2001.0055  0.308
2001 Amato PR, DeBoer DD. The Transmission of Marital Instability Across Generations: Relationship Skills or Commitment to Marriage? Journal of Marriage and Family. 63: 1038-1051. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2001.01038.X  0.521
2001 Booth A, Amato PR. Parental Predivorce Relations and Offspring Postdivorce Well-Being Journal of Marriage and Family. 63: 197-212. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2001.00197.X  0.616
2001 Amato PR. Children of divorce in the 1990s: An update of the Amato and Keith (1991) meta-analysis. Journal of Family Psychology. 15: 355-370. DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.15.3.355  0.543
2001 Amato PR, Booth A. The legacy of parents' marital discord: Consequences for children's marital quality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 81: 627-638. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.4.627  0.566
2000 Amato PR. The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children Journal of Marriage and Family. 62: 1269-1287. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2000.01269.X  0.413
2000 Marsiglio W, Amato P, Day RD, Lamb ME. Scholarship on Fatherhood in the 1990s and Beyond Journal of Marriage and Family. 62: 1173-1191. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2000.01173.X  0.521
2000 Wang H, Amato PR. Predictors of Divorce Adjustment: Stressors, Resources, and Definitions Journal of Marriage and Family. 62: 655-668. DOI: 10.1111/J.1741-3737.2000.00655.X  0.361
2000 Rogers SJ, Amato PR. Have Changes in Gender Relations Affected Marital Quality? Social Forces. 79: 731-753. DOI: 10.1093/Sf/79.2.731  0.421
1999 Grzywacz JG, Amato PR, Booth A, Weissberg RP, Gullata RP, Hampton RL, Ryan BA, Adams GR. Growing up Healthy: The Ecology of Child Well-Being Family Relations. 48: 433. DOI: 10.2307/585252  0.495
1999 Amato PR, Rivera F. Paternal Involvement and Children's Behavior Problems Journal of Marriage and the Family. 61: 375. DOI: 10.2307/353755  0.582
1999 Amato PR, Gilbreth JG. Nonresident Fathers and Children's Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis Journal of Marriage and the Family. 61: 557. DOI: 10.2307/353560  0.566
1999 AMATO PR, ROGERS SJ. Do Attitudes Toward Divorce Affect Marital Quality? Journal of Family Issues. 20: 69-86. DOI: 10.1177/019251399020001004  0.304
1998 Furstenberg FF, Amato PR, Booth A. Relative Risks: What is the Family Doing to Our Children?@@@A Generation at Risk: Growing Up in an Era of Family Upheaval Contemporary Sociology. 27: 223. DOI: 10.2307/2655157  0.397
1998 McNEAL C, AMATO PR. Parents' Marital Violence Journal of Family Issues. 19: 123-139. DOI: 10.1177/019251398019002001  0.589
1997 Amato PR, Rogers SJ. A Longitudinal Study of Marital Problems and Subsequent Divorce Journal of Marriage and the Family. 59: 612. DOI: 10.2307/353949  0.355
1997 Rogers SJ, Amato PR. Is Marital Quality Declining? The Evidence from Two Generations Social Forces. 75: 1089-1100. DOI: 10.1093/Sf/75.3.1089  0.357
1996 Amato PR. Explaining the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce Journal of Marriage and the Family. 58: 628. DOI: 10.2307/353723  0.513
1996 Amato PR, Booth A. A Prospective Study of Divorce and Parent-Child Relationships Journal of Marriage and the Family. 58: 356. DOI: 10.2307/353501  0.619
1995 Amato PR, Burns A, Scott C. Mother-Headed Families and Why They Have Increased Journal of Marriage and the Family. 57: 839. DOI: 10.2307/353939  0.387
1995 Amato PR, Rezac SJ, Booth A. Helping between Parents and Young Adult Offspring: The Role of Parental Marital Quality, Divorce, and Remarriage Journal of Marriage and the Family. 57: 363. DOI: 10.2307/353690  0.562
1995 Amato PR, Loomis LS, Booth A. Parental Divorce, Marital Conflict, and Offspring Well-being during Early Adulthood Social Forces. 73: 895-915. DOI: 10.1093/Sf/73.3.895  0.306
1994 Amato PR. The Impact of Divorce on Men and Women in India and The United States Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 25: 207-221. DOI: 10.3138/Jcfs.25.2.207  0.369
1994 Amato PR. Father-Child Relations, Mother-Child Relations, and Offspring Psychological Well-Being in Early Adulthood Journal of Marriage and the Family. 56: 1031. DOI: 10.2307/353611  0.612
1994 Booth A, Amato PR. Parental Gender Role Nontraditionalism and Offspring Outcomes Journal of Marriage and the Family. 56: 865. DOI: 10.2307/353599  0.572
1994 Booth A, Amato PR. Parental Marital Quality, Parental Divorce, and Relations with Parents Journal of Marriage and the Family. 56: 21. DOI: 10.2307/352698  0.599
1994 Amato PR. Life-Span Adjustment of Children to Their Parents' Divorce The Future of Children. 4: 143. DOI: 10.2307/1602482  0.631
1994 AMATO PR, REZAC SJ. Contact with Nonresident Parents, Interparental Conflict, and Children's Behavior Journal of Family Issues. 15: 191-207. DOI: 10.1177/0192513X94015002003  0.611
1994 Hashima PY, Amato PR. Poverty, Social Support, and Parental Behavior Child Development. 65: 394-403. DOI: 10.1111/J.1467-8624.1994.Tb00758.X  0.466
1993 Amato PR. Family Structure, Family Process, and Family Ideology Journal of Marriage and the Family. 55: 51. DOI: 10.2307/352958  0.341
1993 Amato PR. Children's Adjustment to Divorce: Theories, Hypotheses, and Empirical Support Journal of Marriage and the Family. 55: 23. DOI: 10.2307/352954  0.391
1993 Amato PR. Urban-Rural Differences in Helping Friends and Family Members Social Psychology Quarterly. 56: 249. DOI: 10.2307/2786662  0.307
1993 Booth A, Amato P. Divorce, Residential Change, and Stress Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. 18: 205-214. DOI: 10.1300/J087V18N01_10  0.319
1993 Stolba A, Amato PR. Extended Single-Parent Households and Children's Behavior The Sociological Quarterly. 34: 543-549. DOI: 10.1111/J.1533-8525.1993.Tb00125.X  0.566
1993 Finken LL, Amato PR. Parental self-esteem and behavior problems in children: Similarities between mothers and fathers Sex Roles. 28: 569-582. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00289681  0.583
1992 Amato PR, Zuo J. Rural Poverty, Urban Poverty, and Psychological Well-Being The Sociological Quarterly. 33: 229-240. DOI: 10.1111/J.1533-8525.1992.Tb00373.X  0.342
1991 Amato PR, Keith B. Parental divorce and the well-being of children: a meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin. 110: 26-46. PMID 1832495 DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.110.1.26  0.575
1991 Amato PR. The "Child of Divorce" as a Person Prototype: Bias in the Recall of Information about Children in Divorced Families Journal of Marriage and the Family. 53: 59. DOI: 10.2307/353133  0.518
1991 Amato PR, Keith B. Parental Divorce and Adult Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis Journal of Marriage and the Family. 53: 43. DOI: 10.2307/353132  0.447
1991 Amato PR. Psychological Distress and the Recall of Childhood Family Characteristics Journal of Marriage and the Family. 53: 1011. DOI: 10.2307/353004  0.416
1991 Amato PR, Rossi A, Rossi P. Of Human Bonding: Parent-Child Relations across the Life Course Journal of Marriage and the Family. 53: 823. DOI: 10.2307/352760  0.464
1991 Booth A, Amato P. Divorce and psychological stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 32: 396-407. DOI: 10.2307/2137106  0.31
1991 AMATO PR, BOOTH A. The Consequences of Divorce for Attitudes Toward Divorce and Gender Roles Journal of Family Issues. 12: 306-322. DOI: 10.1177/019251391012003004  0.532
1991 Amato PR. Parental Absence During Childhood and Depression in Later Life The Sociological Quarterly. 32: 543-556. DOI: 10.1111/J.1533-8525.1991.Tb00153.X  0.46
1991 Amato PR, Keith B. Separation from a Parent during Childhood and Adult Socioeconomic Attainment Social Forces. 70: 187-206. DOI: 10.1093/Sf/70.1.187  0.594
1991 Amato PR, Booth A. Consequences of Parental Divorce and Marital Unhappiness for Adult Well-Being Social Forces. 69: 895-914. DOI: 10.1093/Sf/69.3.895  0.604
1990 Amato PR. Dimensions of the Family Environment as Perceived by Children: A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis Journal of Marriage and the Family. 52: 613. DOI: 10.2307/352928  0.446
1990 Amato PR. Personality and Social Network Involvement as Predictors of Helping Behavior in Everyday Life Social Psychology Quarterly. 53: 31. DOI: 10.2307/2786867  0.311
1989 Amato PR. Who Cares for Children in Public Places? Naturalistic Observation of Male and Female Caretakers Journal of Marriage and the Family. 51: 981. DOI: 10.2307/353210  0.308
1988 Amato PR, Kimball G, Hill M. 50/50 Parenting: Sharing Family Rewards and Responsibilities@@@Sharing Child Care in Early Parenthood Journal of Marriage and Family. 50: 849. DOI: 10.2307/352653  0.485
1988 Amato PR. Parental Divorce and Attitudes toward Marriage and Family Life Journal of Marriage and the Family. 50: 453. DOI: 10.2307/352010  0.52
1988 AMATO PR. Long-Term Implications of Parental Divorce for Adult Self-Concept Journal of Family Issues. 9: 201-213. DOI: 10.1177/019251388009002003  0.492
1987 Amato PR, Partridge S. Widows and Divorcees with Dependent Children: Material, Personal, Family, and Social Well-Being Family Relations. 36: 316. DOI: 10.2307/583547  0.49
1987 Amato PR. Family Processes in One-Parent, Stepparent, and Intact Families: The Child's Point of View Journal of Marriage and the Family. 49: 327. DOI: 10.2307/352303  0.596
1987 Amato PR, Ochiltree G. Interviewing Children about Their Families: A Note on Data Quality Journal of Marriage and the Family. 49: 669. DOI: 10.2307/352212  0.493
1987 Amato PR, Ochiltree G. Child and Adolescent Competence in Intact, One-Parent, and Step-Families: Journal of Divorce. 10: 75-96. DOI: 10.1300/J279V10N03_06  0.425
1987 Amato PR. Children's Reactions to Parental Separation and Divorce: The Views of Children and Custodial Mothers Australian Journal of Social Issues. 22: 610-623. DOI: 10.1002/J.1839-4655.1987.TB00847.X  0.457
1986 Amato PR. Marital Conflict, the Parent-Child Relationship and Child Self-Esteem Family Relations. 35: 403. DOI: 10.2307/584368  0.514
1986 Amato PR, Ochiltree G. Family Resources and the Development of Child Competence Journal of Marriage and the Family. 48: 47. DOI: 10.2307/352227  0.52
1986 Amato PR, Ochiltree G. Children Becoming Independent: An Investigation Of Children's Performance Of Practical Life-Skills Australian Journal of Psychology. 38: 59-68. DOI: 10.1080/00049538608256417  0.309
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