2024
Concordance of Mother and Father Reports of Intimate Partner Violence and Observed Interactions in Unmarried Black Coparents Expecting Their First Child.
Stover C, Salman-Engin S, McCaskill C, Buck K, McHale J. Concordance of Mother and Father Reports of Intimate Partner Violence and Observed Interactions in Unmarried Black Coparents Expecting Their First Child. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2024, 8862605241265434. PMID: 39066573, DOI: 10.1177/08862605241265434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violenceReports of intimate partner violencePhysical intimate partner violencePartner violenceSelf-reports of IPVFathers' reportsReports of fathersMothers' reportsConflict discussionParenthood transitionCoparenting dyadsCouples' communication patternsTactics ScaleMarginalized communitiesCoparentingLow-incomePartners' reportsFathersViolenceNegative communicationIntimateHarmonious relationshipConflictPositive communicationExpectant parents
2022
Randomized controlled trial of a prenatal focused coparenting consultation for unmarried black fathers and mothers: One‐year infant and family outcomes
McHale J, Stover C, Dube C, Sirotkin Y, Lewis S, McKay K. Randomized controlled trial of a prenatal focused coparenting consultation for unmarried black fathers and mothers: One‐year infant and family outcomes. Infant Mental Health Journal 2022, 44: 27-42. PMID: 36519760, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional adjustmentFamily adaptationFamily outcomesFather engagementLife circumstancesInterparental aggressionPsychological aggressionMental health fieldSignificant intervention effectsConceptual attentionFamily systemIntervention familiesCoparentingIntervention effectsDepressive symptomsAggressionExpectant familiesPregnant familiesCommunity mentorsModest dosageHealth fieldEngagementInterventionCoparentsNavigational support
2019
Coparenting of fathers in residential substance use treatment
Stover C, Farrell D. Coparenting of fathers in residential substance use treatment. Advances In Dual Diagnosis 2019, 12: 184-199. DOI: 10.1108/add-12-2018-0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoparenting Relationship ScaleResidential substance use treatmentIntimate partner violenceResidential treatment centerQualitative themesSubstance misuse treatmentArticulated ThoughtsPsychological aggressionSituation tasksLongitudinal research studySubstance use treatmentConflict tacticsSubstance use disordersCo-occurring substance use disordersChild Trauma QuestionnaireCoparenting relationshipIntervention effortsRelationship ScaleTrauma QuestionnaireMisuse treatmentDismissive responsesUse disordersExperiences of fathersQualitative analysisCoparenting
2013
Parenting of Men With Co-Occurring Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse
Stover CS, Easton CJ, McMahon TJ. Parenting of Men With Co-Occurring Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2013, 28: 2290-2314. PMID: 23422845, PMCID: PMC3691327, DOI: 10.1177/0886260512475312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional-behavioral problemsCo-occurring substance abuseSubstance abuseParenting behaviorsTarget childChildren's emotional-behavioral problemsNegative parenting behaviorsSelf-reported parentingIntimate partner violenceMediators of differencesCo-occurring intimate partner violenceControl fathersEmotion regulationNegative parentingAttachment difficultiesRomantic attachmentAttachment problemsChild functioningPositive coparentingBehavioral problemsBehaviors of fathersCoparentingParentingBehavior of menPartner violence