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  • Family Economics
  • Social Policy

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  • Understanding the impact of nonresident father involvement on child well-being is crucial.
  • Previous research has yielded mixed results on the effects of financial child support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between formal and informal child support payments and children's cognitive and behavioral outcomes at age five.
  • To control for baseline child outcomes and sociodemographic factors.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study.
  • Employed statistical analyses to examine the relationship between father's financial support and child outcomes at age five, controlling for age three outcomes and covariates.

Main Results:

  • Informal cash support from nonresident fathers, especially at or above the median, was linked to enhanced cognitive scores in children.
  • Formal child support payments were associated with increased withdrawn and aggressive behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Informal financial contributions may be more beneficial for cognitive development than formal support.
  • The type of child support mechanism may have differential effects on child behavior, warranting further investigation into policy implications.