Bidirectional Spillover in the Family across the Transition to Parenthood

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21320095
AutoresDoris F Pu (0000-0002-8402-6763, Department of Psychology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA), Christina M Rodríguez (0000-0001-6442-2809, Department of Psychology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA)
Ano2021
Volume60
Fascículo1
Páginas235-250
Data de publicação2021-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFamily Process (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0014-7370 • E-ISSN: 1545-5300
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/famp.12549
PMID32436260
OpenAlexW3026960438
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas46

Although family systems theory posits reciprocal causality between subsystems of the family, such as intimate partner violence exacerbating harsh parenting and vice versa, longitudinal studies with cross‐lagged models have been used infrequently to test these principles. As guided by the spillover model, this study examined bidirectional associations between couple dysfunction, parent–child aggression risk, and child functioning across the transition to parenthood to determine whether and how disruptions in one subsystem relate to problems in other family subsystems. Participants were 201 first‐time mothers and 151 fathers from a diverse community sample, evaluated during pregnancy, and reassessed two more times through their child's first 18 months of life. Individual and dyadic path model results indicate bidirectional spillover effects between parent–child aggression risk and child functioning for both mothers and fathers, and spillover from parent–child aggression risk to couple dysfunction for mothers but not fathers. However, limited spillover effects were identified between couple functioning and child adjustment, in contrast to previous work. Findings suggest that spillover can happen reciprocally and early in the family, supporting transactional models of behavior and highlighting the need for early family level intervention

Aggression · Causality (physics) · Developmental psychology · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Intervention (counseling) · Medical emergency · Path analysis (statistics) · Poison control · Psychiatry · Spillover effect · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology