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Author: Gryn, Thomas A.
Resulting in 4 citations.
1. Burchett-Patel, Diane
Gryn, Thomas A.
Mott, Frank L.
Families of Men: Exploring Relationship Dynamics with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Presented: New York, NY, Population Association of America Meetings, March 1999
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Fathers, Involvement; Fertility; Male Sample

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

In this paper, we will explore the limits of paternal responsibility in a longitudinal context. Using data from the 1987 to 1996 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we examine the upper limits of paternal responsibility for the period and compare this with a more traditional cross-sectional perspective examining single-year paternal responsibility. We will contrast single-year (1996) reports for both biological and nonbiological children, in and out of the man's household, with the cumulative reports, as reported at any survey point over the 1987 to 1996 period. In addition to an overall examination of these patterns and ratios, we will contrast evidenced patterns for men who have followed different relationship profiles over the period. This includes a comparison of men who have been in a stable marriage arrangement with men who have been primarily in partnership arrangements and men who have followed less stable relationship patterns.
Bibliography Citation
Burchett-Patel, Diane, Thomas A. Gryn and Frank L. Mott. "Families of Men: Exploring Relationship Dynamics with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Presented: New York, NY, Population Association of America Meetings, March 1999.
2. Gryn, Thomas A.
Effects of Relationship Transitions and Paternal Residency on Fathering Salience: Evidence from the NLSY79
Presented: Philadelphia, PA, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March-April 2005
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Event History; Fatherhood; Fathers, Absence; Fathers, Biological; Fathers, Presence; Male Sample

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One aspect of fatherhood that has not been well studied is denial of paternity by men after previously acknowledging a biological child. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79), I utilize event history analysis to examine how the hazard of denying a previously confirmed biological child varies by male relationship trajectories and by paternal residency with children. My hypotheses are that men are more likely to disclaim children when they have experienced a recent relationship transition, when they are not resident with their children, and when visitation with nonresident children is not frequent.
Bibliography Citation
Gryn, Thomas A. "Effects of Relationship Transitions and Paternal Residency on Fathering Salience: Evidence from the NLSY79." Presented: Philadelphia, PA, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March-April 2005.
3. Gryn, Thomas A.
Mott, Frank L.
Paternal Relationship History and Male Fertility: Evidence from the NLSY
Presented: Atlanta, GA, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, May 2002
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Ethnic Groups/Ethnicity; Event History; Hispanics; Male Sample; Racial Differences

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This paper uses unique longitudinal data for a national sample of over 4,000 men and their children in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth who were repeatedly interviewed between 1979 and 1998 to examine cumulative and parity-specific fertility trajectories, and their linkages with the patterning of relationships over time. A particular focus will be on exploring the extent that black, white, and possibly non-black Hispanic, respondents differ in these linkages. In addition to describing trajectories for these men as they age from middle/late adolescence to their late thirties, we use event history methodology to explore the determinants of progression to a first birth, and from a first to second birth sorting out the extent to which marriage, cohabitation histories, as well as the number of different reported partners in these relationships impact on parity progression independent of a number of socio-economic and demographic antecedents, and how this varies by race/ethnicity.
Bibliography Citation
Gryn, Thomas A. and Frank L. Mott. "Paternal Relationship History and Male Fertility: Evidence from the NLSY." Presented: Atlanta, GA, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, May 2002.
4. Mott, Frank L.
Gryn, Thomas A.
Evaluating Male Fertility Data: Who Reports Consistently and What are the Analytical Implications?
Presented: Washington, DC, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March 2001
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Age at Birth; Education; Ethnic Groups/Ethnicity; Fertility; Racial Studies

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We follow a national sample of over 4,000 men from the 1979 (when they were 14-22 years old) to 1998 through 18 interview rounds using unique longitudinal data, describing their cumulative as well as cross-sectional fertility profiles (both before and after "cleaning" the data) and partially explaining the reasons for inconsistencies in reports over that interval. We document inconsistencies in reporting over that interval, and, using tabular and multivariate perspectives, clarify some of the characteristics of poorer reporters. In this regard, we provide a number of strong inferences regarding the reasons for differentials in reporting over time - both misreporting or inconsistencies in reporting - in dates of birth as well as actual acknowledgement of the existence of specific children. Factors considered (e.g.) in this examination include race/ethnicity, education, age at birth of child as well as parents' age, parental presence at birth as well as over the child's life.
Bibliography Citation
Mott, Frank L. and Thomas A. Gryn. "Evaluating Male Fertility Data: Who Reports Consistently and What are the Analytical Implications?" Presented: Washington, DC, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March 2001.