Marital adaptation, divorce, and parent–infant development
A prospective study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christoph M Heinicke (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Donald Guthrie (University of California, Los Angeles), Gloria Ruth (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 282-299 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199723)18:3<282::aid-imhj5>3.0.co;2-p |
| OpenAlex | W2073448299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
In this prospective study of divorce in the first 4 years of life we have shown that previous marital patterns anticipate the occurrence of divorce and influence the response to that event. Most of the divorces occurred in marriages that were consistently low in satisfaction or decreased in satisfaction from birth on. The family response to the event differed. The continuing effort at conflict resolution and the fact that differing levels of adjustment are reached at different time points are suggested by these reactions. For couples with an unsatisfactory marriage from late pregnancy through the first 2 years (consistently low), the immediate and sustained impact of divorce was to enhance the parent's responsiveness to the needs of their infant and the infant's expectation of being cared for. This was not true for couples decreasing from high to lower satisfaction in their adaptation. However, by child age 4, when all families had been divorced for 1 year, divorce versus no divorce was associated with a differential positive effect on teacher Q-sort ratings of the children for both marital patterns. Children who were from families where the parents were in conflict but did not divorce were more likely to externalize control, were more often uncontrolled, and were more anti- as opposed to prosocial. The implication of these findings are discussed. © 1997 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
Association (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Prosocial behavior · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology
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Emotional Availability During Mother–Child Interactions in Divorcing and Intact Married Families
The Influence of Divorce on Children
The Personality of Children Prior to Divorce
Longitudinal Studies of Effects of Divorce on Children in Great Britain and the United States
Behavior Problems in Preschool Children
An overview of the Virginia Longitudinal Study of Divorce and Remarriage with a focus on early adolescence.
The Long-Term Effects of Parental Divorce on the Mental Health of Young Adults
Social class and mental illness
Short Marital-Adjustment and Prediction Tests
Prebirth marital interactions and postbirth marital development
Social Class and Mental Illness
Infant and Environment
Prebirth Prediction of the Quality of the Mother-Infant Interaction
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
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| Citation span | 1999 - 2015 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |