Fathers’ Satisfaction With Physical Affection Before and After the Birth of a New Baby: Cross-Parent Effects and Associations With Family Dynamics

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-436
Author(s):  
Yasemin Cava-Tadik ◽  
Geoffrey L. Brown ◽  
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Household Labor ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Couple And Family Therapy ◽  
Division Of Household Labor ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Physical Affection ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Therapy Education

This study examined the correlates of fathers’ satisfaction with physical affection (SPA) in their marital relationship before and after the birth of a new baby. Both parents ( N = 97) completed surveys assessing SPA, and fathers completed surveys assessing division of household labor and coparenting quality during the third trimester of pregnancy and again at 3 months post-birth. An actor-partner interdependence model revealed partner effects, such that mothers’ SPA post-birth was predicted by fathers’ SPA pre-birth but not viceversa. Cross-lagged path analyses indicated that fathers who have high SPA pre-birth reported more supportive coparenting post-birth. Furthermore, fathers who believed pre-birth that they would be more involved in child-related household labor had increased SPA after the birth of a new baby. Results are discussed in terms of implications for couple and family therapy, education for new fathers, as well as programs designed to support parents during the transition to parenthood.

Adult attachment and jealousy of the partner–infant relationship at the transition to parenthood

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1745-1765
Author(s):  
Anna L. Olsavsky ◽  
Meghna S. Mahambrey ◽  
Miranda N. Berrigan ◽  
Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
Early Postpartum ◽  
Expectant Mothers ◽  
Using Data

Using data from a sample of 182 dual-earner different-gender couples who were followed across their transition to parenthood, we adopted a dyadic approach to examine associations between expectant mothers’ and fathers’ attachment anxiety and avoidance in the third trimester of pregnancy and their own and their partners’ jealousy of the partner–infant relationship at 3 months postpartum. Results of an actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) revealed that expectant mothers and fathers higher in attachment anxiety reported greater jealousy of the partner–infant relationship at 3 months postpartum. The partners of expectant mothers and fathers higher in attachment anxiety also reported greater jealousy of the partner–infant relationship. There were no parent gender differences in actor or partner paths linking attachment anxiety and jealousy. Attachment avoidance was not associated with one’s own or one’s partner’s jealousy of the partner–infant relationship. An exploratory mediation analysis revealed greater jealousy of the partner–infant relationship as a potential mechanism linking higher attachment anxiety to lower dyadic adjustment at 9 months postpartum. Overall, results suggest that attachment anxiety in either partner may precipitate maladaptive relationship dynamics in the early postpartum period that may ultimately interfere with the establishment and maintenance of healthy parent–child and coparenting relationships.

Partner Support as a Protection Against Distress During the Transition to Parenthood

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1107-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurélie Gillis ◽  
Barbara Gabriel ◽  
Sarah Galdiolo ◽  
Isabelle Roskam
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Partner Support ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Third ◽  
Before And After

The majority of previous studies focused on mothers’ distress and considered partner support from the father to the mother. The current research studies the level and the course of distress and partner support in new mothers and fathers during the transition to parenthood and tests the protective role of partner support against distress. Data were collected in a two-wave longitudinal design from 53 heterosexual couples. Mothers and fathers completed questionnaires at two measurement occasions, that is, in the third trimester of pregnancy and 3 months after childbirth. The results provided arguments in favor of a dyadic perspective on distress during the transition to parenthood. No difference was displayed between mothers and fathers before and after childbirth. The level of distress decreased in mothers and also in fathers but only for those whose partner’s distress also decreased. The importance of partner support against postpartum distress was highlighted for mothers and fathers.

scholarly journals Changes in Attachment and Commitment in Couples Transitioning to Parenthood

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110269
Author(s):  
Rose Lapolice Thériault ◽  
Audrey Brassard ◽  
Anne-Sophie Gingras ◽  
Anne Brault-Labbé ◽  
Marie-France Lafontaine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Relationship Commitment ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Major Transition ◽  
Bidirectional Associations ◽  
Attachment Dimensions

This study examined whether attachment predicts changes in commitment and whether commitment predicts changes in attachment in both partners during the transition to parenthood. Both partners of 93 couples completed online questionnaires individually at the second trimester of pregnancy and at 4 months postpartum. Autoregressive cross-lagged path analyses based on the Actor–Partner Interdependence Model tested the bidirectional associations between attachment dimensions (anxiety and avoidance) and three modes of commitment (optimal, over-commitment, and under-commitment). Results revealed that for both partners, prenatal attachment avoidance was associated with a decrease in optimal commitment and an increase in under-commitment from pre- to postpartum. Fathers’ attachment anxiety was associated with a decrease in mothers’ under-commitment. Furthermore, prenatal optimal commitment was associated with a decrease in attachment avoidance, whereas under-commitment was associated with an increase in attachment avoidance. Fathers’ prenatal over-commitment was associated with an increase in their own attachment anxiety and avoidance. These results highlight how attachment insecurities and relationship commitment interrelate during this major transition.

Work and Family Conflict, Hours Worked, Gender, and Division of Household Labor

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri L. Entricht ◽  
Jennifer L. Hughes ◽  
Holly A. Geldhauser
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Household Labor ◽  
Hours Worked ◽  
Division Of Household Labor

The Division of Household Labor

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 299-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Anne Shelton ◽  
Daphne John
Keyword(s):  
Household Labor ◽  
Division Of Household Labor

scholarly journals Pengaruh Antara Hypnobirthing, Yoga dan Senam Hamil Terhadap Tingkat Kecemasan Ibu Hamil Trimester III Di BPM Griya Bunda Ceria Palembang Tahun 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
Zelpina Herlinda Yanti ◽  
Satra Yunola ◽  
Putu Lusita Nati Indriani
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Test Method ◽  
P Value ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test

Trimester III is the period of pregnancy which is calculated from the gestational age of the 28th week to the 40th week. Psychological changes in pregnant women are estimated to occur 80%. third trimester. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of hypnobirthing, yoga and pregnancy exercise on the anxiety level of third trimester pregnant women at BPM Griya Bunda Ceria in 2020. Research method: quantitative research, using the shapiro wilt test method with pre-test and post-test approaches. in this study were all third trimester pregnant women who checked their pregnancy at BPM Griya Bunda Ceria Palembang. Sampling using purposive sampling technique. Data collection was carried out by means of observation using a questionnaire sheet. The results: obtained from a total of 15 respondents. Based on the results of the Shapiro Wilt test, the p-Value is 0.05 where >α = 0.05 means that there is a significant influence between before and after hypnobirthing is done.statistically, the p-Value is 0,000, meaning that there is a significant effect between before and after yoga. Thus the hypothesis which states that there is an effect of yoga on the anxiety level of pregnant women in the third trimester which is statistically proven based on the paired shapiro wilt test, the p-Value is 0.00 in yoga, p-Value is 0.00 in pregnancy exercise, and the statistical test results are said to be related if the value The calculated p-Value <= 0.05 then Ho is rejected, meaning that it is significant, so the conclusion is that the two variables have a relationship, on the contrary, if the calculated p-Value> = 0.05, then Ho is accepted, meaning that the two variables have no significant relationship.

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