Hypothesis 2 was that mothering would moderate the association between fathering and adolescent adjustment. Consistent with this hypothesis, the interactions between father and mother acceptance (Table 1) suggest that when both parents are high in acceptance, adolescents receive additional benefit with regard to anxiety and depression (coefficients range from −.08 to −.15). When both parents are high in rejection (Table 2), the association between father rejection and adolescent maladjustment is augmented (coefficients range from .09 to .12); however, this interaction is found only among intact families. When both parents are high in discipline (Table 3), the negative association between father discipline and adolescent maladjustment is augmented (coefficients range from −.09 to −.21); however, this moderation is absent among intact EA families. When both father and mother are high in monitoring (Table 4), the negative association between father monitoring and teacher-reported adolescent maladjustment is augmented; however, high monitoring by both parents is also associated with increased adolescent-reported anxiety among intact families. High levels of involvement by both parents (Table 5) is associated with higher levels of depression among adolescents in intact EA families.
