Download or read book Predictiors and Correlates of Marital Satisfaction During the Transition to Parenthood written by Abner Joseph Boles and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Personal Interpersonal and Infant Characteristics as Predictors of Marital Satisfaction During the Transition to Parenthood written by Patricia Short Tomlinson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ninety-six couples were studied during the transition to parenthood in order to assess a) relative contributions of equity and traditionality in sex role attitudes to marital satisfaction prior to parenthood, b) changes in marital satisfaction and equity after the birth of the infant and c) contributions of traditionality, equity, father involvement and infant temperament to marital satisfaction after the birth of the infant. All data were analyzed separately for males and females to examine differences in gender response. A series of hierarchical regressions were used to determine contributions of predictor variables to marital satisfaction both prebirth and postbirth. Repeated measures analysis of variance (gender x time) were used to evaluate changes in marital satisfaction and equity, and a contingency analysis was used to determine categorical changes in equity. At the pretest equity contributed significantly to marital satisfaction for females only. While neither gender showed significant change in equity postbirth, both genders had a significant decline in marital satisfaction. Women's evaluations of their postbirth marital relationship was positively influenced by more non-traditional sex role attitudes and greater father involvement in infant care and negatively influenced by a more temperamentally active infant. Men's postbirth marital satisfaction was not influenced by any of these factors. Equity contributed significantly to the decline of postbirth marital satisfaction for both genders, though more for men than women. Father involvement in the care of the infant was very limited and did not relate to perceptions of equity. These results suggest that women's perception of marital satisfaction after parenthood is more complex than her spouse's, while the amount and significance of father's involvement with infant caretaking suggest little recent change in family practices of infant care.
Download or read book Transition to Parenthood written by Suzanne Jane Awalt and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marital Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood written by Stephanie H. Parade and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Previous research has demonstrated that the transition to parenthood is a time of change for couples during which marital satisfaction generally declines; however, not all couples experience declines in marital satisfaction during this time. Given that family-of origin experiences are thought to lay the foundation for adults' experiences in their close interpersonal relationships, the purpose of the current study was to examine remembered parental rejection during childhood as a predictor of individual differences in trajectories of change in marital satisfaction across the transition to parenthood. Drawing upon the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation perspective, marital aggression was considered as a mediating mechanism to better understand the process by which remembered rejection influences change in marital satisfaction. Additionally, the extent to which infant negative emotionality moderates the association between remembered parental rejection and both aggressive strategies to resolve conflict and change in marital satisfaction was examined. In an effort to extend theory and build upon previous research, both self- and partner-remembered parental rejection and aggressive conflict strategies were considered as predictors of change in marital satisfaction. Hypotheses were examined using data drawn from a study of family relationships across the transition to parenthood. Results demonstrated that there was significant variation around wives' but not husbands' trajectories of change in marital satisfaction across the transition to parenthood. Remembered parental rejection was not linked with change in wives' marital satisfaction across the transition to parenthood, independently or in conjunction with infant negative emotionality. In contrast, husbands' remembered maternal rejection was negatively associated with husband's marital satisfaction at six months postpartum, but only among husbands' whose infants were high on negative emotionality. Wives' remembered paternal rejection was negatively associated with husbands' marital satisfaction at six months postpartum. Infant negative emotionality was a significant negative predictor of wives' change in marital satisfaction across the transition to parenthood. There was no evidence of marital aggression as a mediating mechanism."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
Download or read book The Transition to Parenthood written by Gerald Y. Michaels and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988-10-13 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1988 book brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplines concerned with the study of the transition to parenthood. The text discusses the reasons why some new parents experience an enhanced sense of self and a deepening of important relationships, whereas others experience crisis and conflict.
Download or read book Women s Expectations and Relationship Enhancement Strategies During the Transition to Parenthood written by Susan Miller Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parenting Stress written by Kirby Deater-Deckard and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All parents experience stress as they attempt to meet the challenges of caring for their children. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of parenting distress, drawing on a wide array of findings in current empirical research. Kirby Deater-Deckard explores normal and pathological parenting stress, the influences of parents on their children as well as children on their parents, and the effects of biological and environmental factors. Beginning with an overview of theories of stress and coping, Deater-Deckard goes on to describe how parenting stress is linked with problems in adult and child health (emotional problems, developmental disorders, illness); parental behaviors (warmth, harsh discipline); and factors outside the family (marital quality, work roles, cultural influences). The book concludes with a useful review of coping strategies and interventions that have been demonstrated to alleviate parenting stress.
Download or read book Preparing for Parenthood written by Susanne N. Biehle and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most significant life transitions in adulthood is becoming a parent. Many prior studies found that many couples experiencing the transition to parenthood have a decrease in marital satisfaction following the birth of their first baby (e.g. Belsky & Kelly, 1994); however, few studies attempt to examine what factors during pregnancy impact antenatal marital satisfaction. If declines in relationship satisfaction can be prevented during pregnancy, couples may experience less difficulty in the transition to parenthood. One way to help is when couples engage in behaviors to prepare for the birth of their baby. Yet, little is known about the role of proactive coping both individually and communally and their relation to anxiety and marital satisfaction. Additionally, parenting efficacy has been found to be important with new parents after the birth of their baby to predict role satisfaction, mood, and marital adjustment (e.g. Teti & Gelfand, 1991). Because few prior studies have examined parenting efficacy during pregnancy, the current study will examine the role that parenting efficacy has on feelings of responsibility for the pregnancy and proactive coping efforts. Some researchers argue that the transition to parenthood cannot be examined solely through one partner, or only the couple, because there are three different viewpoints in a marriage that need to be examined: his, hers, and theirs (Cowan et al., 1985). The current study will use this approach to explore how preparing to have a baby can impact both the individual and the couple. Structural equation models will be used to examine the pathways between feelings of responsibility about the pregnancy, parenting efficacy, and proactive coping on anxiety and marital satisfaction.
Download or read book Transition to Parenthood written by Karen Karal Colbert and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Perceived Partner Generosity as a Predictor of Marital Quality During the Transition to Parenthood for Black and White Couples written by Lance T. Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vast literature on married couples who transition to parenthood generally reveals that marital quality declines for both wives and husbands. However, research on factors that strengthen or weaken marital quality during the transition to parenthood is still in its infancy. Moreover, most of this research has been conducted with samples of predominantly White couples. This study sought to expand knowledge on the transition to parenthood in two ways. First, using perspectives from marital virtues theory and perceived partner responsiveness, this study sought to determine if perceived partner generosity would moderate the relationship between the transition to parenthood and marital quality. Second, this study sought to test this relationship with a sample consisting of a strong representation of Black couples. A descriptive, secondary analysis was used to investigate respondents from the first (Y1) and third (Y3) years of the Early Years of Marriage (EYM) Project. The original sample consisted of all eligible Black couples (n=199) and a random sample of White couples (n=174) from Wayne County, Michigan in 1986. For this study, eligible participants were couples who either transitioned to parenthood or remained childless between Y1 and Y3. Marital quality was conceptualized as consisting of positive evaluations (marital well-being) and negative evaluations (marital tension). Ordinary least squares regression analyses revealed that wives who transitioned to parenthood reported lower marital well-being and higher marital tension in Y3 than comparison wives. Husbands who transitioned to parenthood reported higher marital tension than comparison husbands. Perceived partner generosity was a strong predictor of marital well-being and marital tension for wives and husbands. However, there was no evidence that perceived partner generosity moderated the relationship between the transition to parenthood and marital well-being or marital tension. Other analyses from this study illustrate the importance of understanding the transition to parenthood in the context of race. Future research on marital quality should conceptualize marital quality as having multiple dimensions, use racially diverse samples, and incorporate ideas from marital virtues theory.
Download or read book Marital Satisfaction During the Transition to First time Parenthood written by Janet R. Clark and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Midwifery written by Lesley Ann Page and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2006-10-06 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically*. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic "bookshelf", so that you can search across your entire library of Midwifery eBooks. *Please note that this version is the eBook only and does not include the printed textbook. Alternatively, you can buy the Text and Evolve eBooks Package (which gives you the printed book plus the eBook). Please scroll down to our Related Titles section to find this title. "I still have the confidence of that whole period. And I think that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Definitely a great sense of triumph really. It’s incredible..."Being a midwife today requires not only good clinical skills but also a broad understanding of the social and emotional changes a woman goes through before and after birth. The New Midwifery Second Edition looks at combining scientific knowledge with the more intangible skills needed in sensitive communication to provide the best possible care for the mother and her family."There was a kind of silence in the relationship, a stillness which was very important. And we’d done all the talking in the build up. So the talking was done. I felt confident that she [the midwife] knew where I was coming from and vice versa. It was like we’d done all our dress rehearsal – what if, what if. And on the day there was nothing left to say really. So it just felt very calm, and I think that was the most important thing."The second edition of this celebrated text explores vividly the various skills and approaches that lead to successful midwifery practice and uses care stories to bring these to life.Building on a thorough grounding of theory and research evidence, The New Midwifery will enable all midwives to practise with a more effective range of skills and, as these real-life quotes from mothers bear out, provide unique professional support before, during and after birth."I think we had a really good relationship actually. It was more of a friend relationship, but a friend you could trust in – a professional friend you could rely on." Provides a refreshingly new approach to key areas of midwifery practice in a way that brings practice to life. Illustrates and supports the fundamental changes currently taking place in midwifery around the world. Builds on the most up-to-date, evidence-based research to suggest guidelines for best practices. Explores the impact of parenthood and offers strategies for effectively supporting individuals during this period of transition. Includes "care stories" - case studies that highlight positive midwifery care and successful childbirth experiences. Offers contrasting stories from around the world, illustrating how maternity care in industrialized society differs from that in a non-industrial or third world environment. Provides up-to-date research and reference material.
Download or read book Marital Satisfaction and the Transition to Parenthood written by Martha A. Vinette and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Expectancy Violations of the Division of Labor on Marital Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood written by Elizabeth Leigh C. Van Horn and published by Proquest, UMI Dissertation Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current longitudinal study examines the effect of violated expectations related to the division of household and child-care labor on marital satisfaction across the transition to parenthood. The moderating effects of gender ideology on the relationship between violated expectations related to the division of child-care labor and marital satisfaction are also explored. Twenty-five married women completed questionnaires during their third trimester of pregnancy and again approximately three years after the birth of their first child. To determine if there was a significant decline in wives' marital satisfaction following the transition to parenthood, a t-test was conducted comparing means for prenatal and postpartum reports of marital satisfaction. Hierarchical regression was used to test the remaining hypotheses regarding the effects of violated expectations of the postpartum division of household and child care labor (predictor variables) and gender ideology (moderator variable) on marital satisfaction (criterion variable). Collective and main effects were examined. As expected, results indicated a significant decline in marital satisfaction following the transition to parenthood. The results of this study also indicate that this decline may be predicted by deviations from prenatal expectations in regards to the division of child-care, but not household, labor. Lastly, this study did not find gender ideology to be a significant moderating variable on the relationship between deviations from expectations in relation to child-care labor and marital satisfaction. Clinical implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Download or read book Marital Satisfaction Through the Transition to Parenthood written by Glenn F. Vrabel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marital Satisfaction and the Transition to Parenthood written by Andrea M. Dallas and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Specifically this study sought answers to the following research questions: 1) does the transition to parenthood affect marital communication and overall marital satisfaction in African-American couples? And 2) Does the division of labor and childcare affect marital satisfaction in the marital relationship?"--Abstract, leaf 4.
Download or read book Changes in Women s Marital Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood written by Robyn Wilhelmina Ray and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
