Center on Population Health and Aging
Biosketch - Paul Amato
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POSITION TITLE: Arnold S. and Bette G. Hoffman Professor of Family Sociology and Demography
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Marital quality and stability over the life course; long-term consequences of parents' marital conflict and divorce for offspring; nonresident fathers and children's well-being.
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Nonresident Father Involvement and Child Well-Being (2003-2009) |
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
1977-1983 Tutor, James Cook University (Australia) 1983-1987 Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies 1988-1999 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1999-2006 Professor, Department of Sociology; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University 2006-2008 Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University 2008-Present Arnold S. and Bette G. Hoffman Professor of Family Sociology and Demography, Department of Sociology; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University |
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
2001 Impact Award from the Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education for influential research on marriage, divorce, and child well-being 2001 Elected Fellow of the National Council on Family Relations 2002 Reuben Hill Award, National Council on Family Relations, for the best article published in 2001 to combine theory and research on the family 2003 Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 2003 Distinction in the Social Sciences Award, College of the Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University 2006 Elected member of the Sociological Research Association 2006 Distinguished Career Award, Section on Sociology of the Family, American Sociological Association 2008 Arnold S. and Bette G. Hoffman Professor of Family Sociology and Demography 2008 Ernest Burgess Award, National Council on Family Relations, for outstanding scholarly and career achievement in the study of families 2008 Reuben Hill Award, National Council on Family Relations, for the best article published in the previous year to combine theory and research on the family |
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Smithson, M. , P.R. Amato and P. Pearce (1983). Dimensions of Helping Behavior. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Amato, P.R. (1987). Children in Australian Families: The Growth of Competence. Sydney: Prentice-Hall. Amato, P.R. and A. Booth (1991). "The Consequences of Divorce for Attitudes Toward Divorce and Gender Roles." Journal of Family Issues 12:306-322. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and A. Booth (1991). "Consequences of Parental Divorce and Marital Unhappiness for Adult Well-Being." Social Forces 69:895-914. |Journal Home Page| Booth, A. and P.R. Amato (1991). "Divorce and Psychological Stress." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 32(4):396-407. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and J. Zuo (1992). "Rural Poverty, Urban Poverty, and Psychological Well-Being." Sociological Quarterly 33:229-240. |Journal Home Page| Booth, A. and P.R. Amato (1992). "Divorce, Residential Change and Stress." Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 18(1-2):205-213. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1993). "Children's Adjustment to Divorce: Theories, Hypotheses, and Empirical Support." Journal of Marriage and the Family 55:23-38. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1993). "Family Structure, Family Process, and Family Ideology." Journal of Marriage and the Family 55:50-54. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1993). "Urban-Rural Differences in Helping Friends and Family Members." Social Psychology Quarterly 56:249-262. |Journal Home Page| Finken, L.L. and P.R. Amato (1993). "Parental Self-Esteem and Behavioral Problems in Children: Similarities Between Mothers and Fathers." Sex Roles 28:569-582. |Journal Home Page| Stolba, A. and P.R. Amato (1993). "Extended Single-Parent Households and Children's Behavior." Sociological Quarterly 34:543-549. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1994). "Father-Child Relations, Mother-Child Relations, and Offspring Psychological Well-Being in Early Adulthood." Journal of Marriage and the Family 56:1031-1042. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1994). "The Impact of Divorce on Women and Men in India and the United States." Journal of Comparative Family Studies 25:207-217. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1994). "The Implications of Research on Children in Stepfamilies." In Booth, A. and J.F. Dunn (Eds.) , Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not?. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Amato, P.R. (1994). "Life Span Adjustment of Children to Their Parents' Divorce." Future of Children 4(1):143-164. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and S. Rezac (1994). "Contact with Nonresident Parents, Interparental Conflict, and Children's Behavior." Journal of Family Issues 15:191-207. |Journal Home Page| Booth, A. and P.R. Amato (1994). "Parental Gender Role Nontraditionalism and Offspring Outcomes." Journal of Marriage and the Family 56:865-877. |Journal Home Page| Booth, A. and P.R. Amato (1994). "Parental Marital Quality, Parental Divorce, and Relations With Parents." Journal of Marriage and the Family 56:21-34. |Journal Home Page| Hashima, P. and P.R. Amato (1994). "Poverty, Social Support, and Parental Behavior." Child Development 65(2):394-403. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1995). "Measurement Issues in Studying the Effects of Divorce on Children." In Conoley, J.C. and E.B. Werth (Eds.) , Family Assessment. Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute. Amato, P.R. (1995). "Single-Parent Households and Children's Development, Well-Being, and Attainment: A Social Network/Resources Perspective." Sociological Studies of Children 7:19-47. Amato, P.R. and A. Booth (1995). "Changes in Gender Role Attitudes and Perceived Marital Quality." American Sociological Review 60(1):58-66. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. , L.S. Loomis and A. Booth (1995). "Parental Divorce, Marital Conflict, and Offspring Well-Being during Early Adulthood." Social Forces 73(3):895-915. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. , S. Rezac and A. Booth (1995). "Helping Between Parents and Young Adult Offspring: The Role of Parental Marital Quality, Divorce, and Remarriage." Journal of Marriage & the Family 57(2):363-374. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1996). "Explaining the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce." Journal of Marriage & the Family 58(3):628-640. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and A. Booth (1996). "A Prospective Study of Divorce and Parent-Child Relationships." Journal of Marriage & the Family 58(2):356-365. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and A. Booth (1997). A Generation at Risk: Growing up in an Era of Family Upheaval. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Amato, P.R. and S. Rogers (1997). "A Longitudinal Study of Marital Problems and Subsequent Divorce." Journal of Marriage & the Family 59(3):612-624. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Rogers, S. and P.R. Amato (1997). "Is Marital Quality Declining? The Evidence from Two Generations." Social Forces 75(3):1089-1100. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1998). "More Than Money? Men's Contributions to their Children's Lives." In Booth, A. and A.C. Crouter (Eds.) , Men in Families: When Do They Get Involved? What Difference Does It Make?. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. McNeal, C. and P.R. Amato (1998). "Parents' Marital Violence: Long-Term Consequences for Children." Journal of Family Issues 19(2):123-139. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (1999). "Children of Divorced Parents as Young Adults." In Hetherington, E.M. (Ed.) , Coping with Divorce, Single Parenting, and Remarriage: A Risk and Resiliency Perspective. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Amato, P.R. (1999). "Diversity Within Single-Parent Families." In Demo, D.H. , M.A. Fine and K.R. Allen (Eds.) , Handbook of Family Diversity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Amato, P.R. and F. Rivera (1999). "Paternal Involvement and Children's Behavior Problems." Journal of Marriage & the Family 61(2):375-384. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and J.G. Gilbreth (1999). "Nonresident Fathers and Children's Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis." Journal of Marriage & the Family 61(3):557-573. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and S. Rogers (1999). "Do Attitudes Toward Divorce Affect Marital Quality?." Journal of Family Issues 20(1):69-86. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Thompson, R.A. and P.R. Amato (Eds.) (1999). The Postdivorce Family: Children, Parenting, and Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Amato, P.R. (2000). "Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children." Journal of Marriage and the Family 62:1269-1287. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Marsiglio, W. , P.R. Amato , R.D. Day and M.E. Lamb (2000). "Scholarship on Fatherhood in the 1990s and Beyond." Journal of Marriage & the Family 62(4):1173-1191. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| McNeal, C. and P.R. Amato (2000). "Parental Alcohol Use: Effects on African American and White Adults." Race & Society 3(1):61-74. |Journal Home Page| Rogers, S. and P.R. Amato (2000). "Have Changes in Gender Relations Affected Marital Quality?." Social Forces 79:731-753. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Wang, H. and P.R. Amato (2000). "Predictors of Divorce Adjustment: Stressors, Resources, and Definitions." Journal of Marriage & the Family 62(3):655-668. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2001). "Children of Divorce in the 1990s: An Update of the Amato and Keith (1991) Meta-Analysis." Journal of Family Psychology 15(3):355-370. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2001). "What Children Learn from Divorce." Population Today 29(1):1-4. |Full Text| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and A. Booth (2001). "The Legacy of Parents' Marital Discord: Consequences for Children's Marital Quality." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 81(4):627-638. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and D.D. DeBoer (2001). "The Transmission of Marital Instability across Generations: Relationship Skills or Commitment to Marriage?." Journal of Marriage and the Family 63(4):1038-1051. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and J.M. Sobolewski (2001). "The Effects of Divorce and Marital Discord on Adult Children's Psychological Well-Being." American Sociological Review 66(6):900-921. |Journal Home Page| Booth, A. and P.R. Amato (2001). "Parental Predivorce Relations and Offspring Postdivorce Well-Being." Journal of Marriage and the Family 63(1):197-212. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| VanLaningham, J. , D.R. Johnson and P.R. Amato (2001). "Marital Happiness, Marital Duration, and the U-Shaped Curve: Evidence from a Five-Wave Panel Study." Social Forces 79(4):1313-1341. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2002). "Good Enough Marriages: Parental Discord, Divorce, and Children's Well-Being." Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law 9:71-94. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and F. Fowler (2002). "Parenting Practices, Child Adjustment, and Family Diversity." Journal of Marriage and Family 64(3):703-716. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2003). "Reconciling Divergent Perspectives: Judith Wallerstein, Quantitative Family Research, and Children of Divorce." Family Relations 52(4):332-339. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and D. Previti (2003). "People's Reasons for Divorcing: Gender, Social Class, the Life Course, and Adjustment." Journal of Family Issues 24(5):602-626. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. , D.R. Johnson , A. Booth and S. Rogers (2003). "Continuity and Change in Marital Quality between 1980 and 2000." Journal of Marriage and Family 65(1):1-22. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Dush, C.M. , C.L. Cohan and P.R. Amato (2003). "The Relationship between Cohabitation and Marital Quality and Stability: Change across Cohorts?." Journal of Marriage and Family 65(3):539-549. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Previti, D. and P.R. Amato (2003). "Why Stay Married? Rewards, Barriers, and Marital Stability." Journal of Marriage and Family 65(3):561-573. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2004). "Tension Between Institutional and Individual Views of Marriage." Journal of Marriage and Family 66(4):959-965. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2004). "To Have & Have Not: Marriage & Divorce in the United States." In Coleman, M. and L.H. Ganong (Eds.) , Handbook of Contemporary Families: Considering the Past, Contemplating the Future. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (pp. 265-281) Amato, P.R. and J.M. Sobolewski (2004). "The Effects of Divorce on Fathers and Children: Nonresidential Fathers and Stepfathers." In Lamb, M.E. (Ed.) , The Role of the Father in Child Development (4th edition). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp. 341-367) Previti, D. and P.R. Amato (2004). "Is Infidelity a Cause or a Consequence of Poor Marital Quality?." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 21(2):217-230. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2005). "The Impact of Family Formation Change on the Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Well-Being of the Next Generation." Future of Children 15(2):75-96. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and J. Cheadle (2005). "The Long Reach of Divorce: Divorce and Child Well-Being Across Three Generations." Journal of Marriage and Family 67(1):191-206. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Dush, C.M. and P.R. Amato (2005). "Consequences of Relationship Status and Quality for Subjective Well-Being." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 22(5):607-627. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Sobolewski, J.M. and P.R. Amato (2005). "Economic Hardship in the Family of Origin and Children's Psychological Well-Being in Adulthood." Journal of Marriage and Family 67(1):141-156. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2006). "Marital Discord, Divorce, and Children's Well-Being: Results from a 20-Year Longitudinal Study of Two Generations." In Clarke-Stewart, A. and J.F. Dunn (Eds.) , Families Count: Effects on Child and Adolescent Development. New York: Cambridge University Press. (pp. 179-202) Amato, P.R. and S.K. Irving (2006). "Historical Trends in Divorce in the United States." In Fine, M.A. and J.H. Harvey (Eds.) , Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers. (pp. 41-57) Amato, P.R. and T.D. Afifi (2006). "Feeling Caught Between Parents: Adult Children's Relations With Parents and Subjective Well-Being." Journal of Marriage and Family 68(1):222-235. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Hawkins, D.N. , P.R. Amato and V. King (2006). "Parent-Adolescent Involvement: The Relative Influence of Parent Gender and Residence." Journal of Marriage and Family 68(1):125-136. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Schoen, R. , S. Rogers and P.R. Amato (2006). "Wives' Employment and Spouses' Marital Happiness: Assessing the Direction of Influence Using Longitudinal Couple Data." Journal of Family Issues 27(4):506-528. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Stanley, S.M. , P.R. Amato , C.A. Johnson and H.J. Markman (2006). "Premarital Education, Marital Quality, and Marital Stability: Findings from a Large, Random Household Survey." Journal of Family Psychology 20(1):117-126. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2007). "Strengthening Marriage is an Appropriate Social Policy Goal." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 26(4):952-956, 961-963. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. (2007). "Studying Marriage and Commitment With Survey Data." In Hofferth, S.L. and L.M. Casper (Eds.) , Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers. (pp. 53-65) Amato, P.R. (2007). "Transformative Processes in Marriage: Some Thoughts From a Sociologist." Journal of Marriage and Family 69(2):305-309. |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and B. Hohmann-Marriott (2007). "A Comparison of High- and Low-Distress Marriages that End in Divorce." Journal of Marriage and Family 69(3):621-638. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and R. Maynard (2007). "Decreasing Nonmarital Births and Strengthening Marriage to Reduce Poverty." Future of Children 17(2):117-142. |Full Text| |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. , A. Booth , D.R. Johnson and S. Rogers (2007). Alone Together: How Marriage In America is Changing. Harvard University Press. |Abstract| Hawkins, D.N. , P.R. Amato and V. King (2007). "Nonresident Father Involvement and Adolescent Well-Being: Father Effects or Child Effects?." American Sociological Review 72(6):990-1010. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Sobolewski, J.M. and P.R. Amato (2007). "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(3):1105-1124. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. and J. Cheadle (2008). "Parental Divorce, Marital Conflict and Children's Behavior Problems: A Comparison of Adopted and Biological Children." Social Forces 86(3):1139-1161. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. , N.S. Landale , T. Habasevich , A. Booth , D.J. Eggebeen , R. Schoen and S.M. McHale (2008). "Precursors of Young Women's Family Formation Pathways." Journal of Marriage and Family 70(5):1271-1286. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Hohmann-Marriott, B. and P.R. Amato (2008). "Relationship Quality in Interethnic Marriages and Cohabitations." Social Forces 87(2):825-855. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Amato, P.R. , C. Meyers and R.E. Emery (2009). "Changes in Nonresident Father-Child Contact from 1976 to 2002." Family Relations 58(1):41-53. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page| Cheadle, J. , P.R. Amato and V. King (In Press). "Patterns of Nonresident Father Contact." Demography. NIHMSID: NIHMS131252?? |Journal Home Page| |
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