Stability and Change in Marriage across the Transition to Parenthood.

Belsky, Jay; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ289404

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Publication Date: 1983

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Stability and Change in Marriage across the Transition to Parenthood.

Belsky, Jay; And Others

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v45 n3 p567-77 Aug 1983

Assessed marital change following childbirth in a longitudinal study of 72 couples. Analysis indicated the transition to parenthood resulted in somewhat unfavorable changes, but spouses scoring high on marital functioning tended to do so with their new parent role as well. (JAC)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attribution Theory, Birth, Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction, Parents

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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