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August 21, 2025Journal of Marriage and Family

Mothers' and Fathers' Perceived Parent–Grandparent Co‐Parenting and Marital Conflict in Intergenerational Families

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XXXinpei XuLSLihong SongYYYiyi Yang

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Overview

This analysis reveals links between co-parenting perceptions and marital conflict in diverse family types, suggesting tailored interventions.

Key Points

  • Co-parenting with grandparents is linked to marital conflict, with supportive co-parenting lowering conflict levels and undermining increasing it.
  • Mothers often report less support from paternal grandparents, while fathers perceive less undermining from maternal grandparents, indicating lineal differences.
  • Analysis involved 412 parents from Shanghai, examining their perceptions of co-parenting support and conflict in various family types.
  • Findings highlight gender asymmetry in how co-parenting influences marital conflict, underscoring the need for targeted family interventions.

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Xu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af55ccad7bf08b1eadbf9ahttps://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70021
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