The transition to parenthood in dual-earner couples

2018 ◽  
pp. 397-406
Author(s):  
Suzan N.C. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Dual Earner

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.

Work-parenting linkages among dual-earner couples at the transition to parenthood.

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine L. Costigan ◽  
Martha J. Cox ◽  
Ana Mari Cauce
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Dual Earner

The transition to parenthood in dual-earner couples

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzan N. C. Lewis ◽  
Cary L. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Extreme Stress ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
First Child ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dual Earners

SynopsisThe impact of the transition to parenthood for dual-earner couples was examined in a longitudinal study. Data were collected by questionnaire from couples expecting their first child, during pregnancy and after maternity leave, and from childless couples at two separate time points. The impact of the transition was minimal overall, although women experienced more pressure than men and there were some cases of extreme stress. New single-earner parents reported a greater decline in life satisfaction than dual-earners.

scholarly journals Father Involvement and Marital Relationship during Transition to Parenthood: Differences between Dual and Single-Earner Families

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 639-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Menéndez ◽  
Mª Victoria Hidalgo ◽  
Lucía Jiménez ◽  
Mª Carmen Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Marital Quality ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Life Transition ◽  
Parental Roles ◽  
Spouse Support ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
Violated Expectations

Research into the process of becoming mother or father shows very conclusively that this important life transition is accompanied by both a decrease in marital quality and a more traditional division of labour. In this paper these changes are analyzed with special emphasis on the relationships between them and exploring the role played in this process by the mother's work status. Results showed a significant link between the development of marital quality and violated expectations regarding father involvement on childrearing. Dual-earner families were characterized by a specific pattern of changes, with greater stability than single-earner families in marital and parental roles during transition to parenthood and a significant role played by spouse support as a partner, but not as a parent.

scholarly journals Time in Parenting Activities in Dual-Earner Families at the Transition to Parenthood

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letitia E. Kotila ◽  
Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan ◽  
Claire M. Kamp Dush
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Dual Earner

Birth Timing and the Division of Labor in Dual-Earner Families

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
SCOTT COLTRANE
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Household Labor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Birth Timing ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
Full Responsibility ◽  
Role Sharing ◽  
Father Role ◽  
Purposive Sample

This article reports on the results of an exploratory study of domestic role-sharing in a purposive sample of dual-earner couples with school-aged children. Divisions of household labor are analyzed with reference to the couples' accounts of how and why they attempt to share child care and housework. Postponing the transition to parenthood facilitated task-sharing by encouraging men to become attached to the father role and promoting women's efforts to relinquish full responsibility for household management. Past findings linking educational attainment to husbands' housework are reevaluated with reference to the potential impacts of birth timing, and suggestions are offered for future research on divisions of household labor.

Testing a resource-based spillover-crossover-spillover model: Transmission of social support in dual-earner couples.

2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (7) ◽  
pp. 732-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne M. Booth-LeDoux ◽  
Russell A. Matthews ◽  
Julie Holliday Wayne
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Dual Earner
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