The effect of childhood unpredictability on co-parenting relationships during the transition to parenthood
A life history approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2931935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ohad Szepsenwol (0000-0002-0561-172X, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 8-9 |
| Pages | 2438-2458 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265407520918670 |
| OpenAlex | W3018188074 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 66 |
Recent extensions to life history theory posit that exposure to environmental unpredictability during childhood should forecast negative parental behaviors in adulthood. In the current research, this logic was extended to co-parental behaviors, which refer to how parents coordinate, share responsibility, and support each other's parental efforts. The effects of early-life unpredictability on individual and dyadic co-parental functioning were examined in a sample of 109 families (two parents and their firstborn child) who were followed longitudinally from before the child's birth until the age of two. Greater early-life unpredictability (family changes, residential changes, and parents' occupational changes by age 8) experienced by mothers, but not fathers, predicted more negative co-parental behaviors in triadic observations 6 months post birth, and lower couple-reported co-parenting quality assessed 3, 9, 18, and 24 months post birth. These effects were not explained by parents' childhood socioeconomic status or current relationship quality. These findings highlight the role of mothers in shaping co-parenting relationships and how these relationships might be influenced by mothers' early-life experiences
Birth order · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Firstborn · Parenting skills · Population · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |