Vous trouverez les études de Kim Bastaits, chercheuse en Sciences Sociales à la Hogeschool PXL (Hasselt), via les liens suivants :
➤ La parentalité, médiation entre la structure familiale post-divorce et le bien-être des enfants , de Bastaits- Mortelmans - 2016
Abstract
Divorce and its subsequent transitions can be stressful for children and therefore, affect their well-being in a negative manner. Effective parenting (with high sup- port and high control) can, however, function as a protec- tive factor. While previous studies have indicated that effective parenting does indeed improve children's well- being after divorce, these studies tended to concentrate on maternal family structures and transitions as well as maternal parenting. With this study, we investigate the mediating role of both maternal and paternal parenting between various family structures after divorce (including the custodial arrangement as well as the repartnering of both parents) and children's well-being. Therefore, we analyzed 618 parent-child dyads from the multi-actor dataset ‘‘Divorce in Flanders—DiF'' using a mediated structural equation model. Results revealed that both maternal and paternal parenting can mediate between family structure after divorce and children's well-being. Depending on the type of post divorce family constellation, parenting can be considered as a risk or a protective factor, for both maternal and paternal parenting.
➤ La parentalité et la structure familiale après le divorce: sont-elles liées? , de Bastaits-Mortelmans - 2017
Abstract
Children are raised in various family structures after a parental divorce. Currently, research including both repartnering and the custodial arrangement when investigating parenting is scarce and mainly proceeds from a maternal perspective, ignoring potential partner effects. Consequently, we investigate differences in parenting after divorce according to family structure (repartnering and custodial arrangement), analyzing a dyadic subsample of the multiactor Divorce in Flanders data set (616 children and parents) using a structural equation model. We conclude that living with a partner has a positive effect on parenting, whereas not living with the child has a relatively negative effect on parenting, regardless of the parental gender.
➤ Is Joint Physical Custody in the Best Interests of the Child? Parent-Child Relationships and Custodial Arrangements , Kim Bastaits and Inge Pasteels - 2019
Abstract
When thinking about custodial arrangements after a divorce, there has been a shift from sole custody (mainly by mothers) to joint physical custody after a divorce. In certain countries, joint physical custody has even become the primary, legal custodial arrangement. Joint physical custody, whether implemented in legislation or not, is believed to be in the best interests of the child, as children can shape a postdivorce relationship with both their mother and father. Nevertheless, many studies on joint physical custody focus only on child outcomes. This study aims to investigate (1) whether custodial arrangements matter in addition to the parental divorce for parent-child relationships and (2) whether joint physical custody provides a better framework for parent-child relationships than sole custody arrangements. The study adds to the existing literature by including both the mother-child relationship and the father-child relationship. Moreover, joint physical custody is not only compared to sole maternal custody, but also to sole paternal custody. Using a dyadic subsample of Belgian parents and children from the Divorce in Flanders data set (N = 623), we compare two indicators of the parent-child relationship (parent-child communication and parenting) for children with married parents, with children in joint physical custody, sole maternal custody, and sole paternal custody. The results indicate that (1) the custodial arrangements after divorce affect parent-child relationships, in addition to the divorce, with regard to both open and problematic father-child communications and the support and control of children by mothers and fathers; and (2) joint physical custody, compared with sole custody (either by the mother or father), provides a better framework to shape a postdivorce parent-child relationship with both parents in terms of open communications and support
