Correlates of marital behavior at 6 months postpartum
Correlates of marital behavior at 6 months postpartum
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DOI：
10.1037/0012-1649.34.6.1438
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发表时间：
1998-11-01
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
McHale, JL
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作者：
Frosch, CA;Mangelsdorf, SC;McHale, JL
婴儿的出生可能会对配偶的适应产生不利影响，如自我报告的婚姻满意度和心理健康指数。然而，在孩子出生后的几个月里，人们对婚姻行为的人际动态知之甚少。这项研究调查了104对有6个月大婴儿的夫妇在两种情况下的婚姻行为。配偶完成了他们的关系史、个性、自尊和婚姻调整的测量，并在他们的家中进行了夫妻讨论和家庭游戏的录像。报告更大的婚姻调整的配偶在夫妻讨论中表现出更多的积极和更少的消极参与，在家庭游戏中表现出更大的和谐。然而，年长的配偶在夫妻讨论中表现出的积极参与程度不如年轻的配偶。在家庭游戏中，当妻子报告较少的积极关系历史和更多的消极情感时，观察到更大的敌意。这些发现表明，婴儿出生后的婚姻行为是多重决定的，其相关性因环境而异。
The birth of a baby may adversely affect spouses' adaptation, as indexed by self-reported marital satisfaction and psychological well-being. However, less is known about the interpersonal dynamics of marital behavior during the months after a child is born. This research examined correlates of marital behavior in 2 contexts for 104 couples with 6-month-old infants. Spouses completed measures of their relationship history, personality, self-esteem, and marital adjustment and were videotaped in their homes during couple discussion and family play. Spouses reporting greater marital adjustment exhibited more positive and less negative engagement during couple discussion and greater harmony during family play. Older spouses, however, displayed less positive engagement during couple discussion than younger spouses. During family play, greater hostility was observed when wives reported less positive relationship histories and greater negative affectivity. These findings suggest that marital behavior after the birth of a baby is multiply determined and that its correlates vary across contexts.