Marital Quality over the Transition to Parenthood as a Predictor of Coparenting
Marital Quality over the Transition to Parenthood as a Predictor of Coparenting
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DOI：
10.1007/s10826-015-0172-0
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Hazen, Nancy
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作者：
Christopher, Caroline;Umemura, Tomo;Hazen, Nancy
这项研究考察了第一次为人父母的婚姻质量在转变为父母的过程中的变化，作为预测他们的共同养育质量以及父母参与育儿和支持配偶共同养育的因素。母亲和父亲(N=96对夫妇)分别在产前、8个月和24个月时完成了婚姻冲突和满意度的测量。在24个月时观察到的三种家庭互动被编码为共同抚养质量(合作和竞争共同抚养)和共同抚养动态(父亲参与养育，母亲参与养育，父亲支持母亲养育，以及母亲支持父亲养育)。潜在成长曲线模型表明，父亲婚姻满意度的下降预示着更高的竞争性伴侣关系和更低的父亲参与育儿能力，而父亲婚姻冲突的增加预示着更低的合作伙伴关系。母亲婚姻冲突的增加预示着母亲对父亲养育子女的支持程度会降低。因此，父亲的婚姻质量下降可能会更直接地影响配对质量，而母亲的婚姻质量下降可能通过母亲对配偶养育的支持间接影响配对。
This study examined changes in first-time parents' marital quality over the transition to parenthood as predictors of their coparenting quality and mothers' and fathers' involvement in parenting and support of their spouse's coparenting. Mothers and fathers (N = 96 couples) individually completed measures of marital conflict and satisfaction prenatally, at 8 months, and at 24 months. Triadic family interactions observed at 24 months were coded for coparenting quality (cooperative and competitive coparenting), and coparenting dynamics (fathers' involvement in parenting, mothers' involvement in parenting, fathers' support of mothers' parenting, and mothers' support of fathers' parenting). Latent growth curve modeling demonstrated that declines in fathers' marital satisfaction predicted higher competitive coparenting and lower father involvement in parenting, and increases in fathers' marital conflict predicted lower cooperative coparenting. Increases in mothers' marital conflict predicted mothers' lower support of fathers' parenting. Thus, declines in fathers' marital quality may have more direct effects on coparenting quality, whereas declines in mothers' marital quality may indirectly affect coparenting through mothers' support of their spouse's parenting.