Jacqueline D. Shannon

Coparenting in Latino Families

Much of the research on coparenting has focused on White, middle-class, two-parent, or post-divorce families, less is known about coparenting in ethnically and culturally diverse families and whether this process has similar predictors and consequences. Given that family process may be different in ethnically and racially diverse families, we might also expect coparenting to differ. In this chapter, we provide a sociodemographic profile of Latino families in the United States, review theoretical and empirical research on the key predictors of coparenting and implications for parenting and children’s development, and present directions in coparenting research in Latino families as well as the role of intervention and prevention programs.