Couples share similar changes in depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction anticipating the birth of a child
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2933701 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katariina Salmela-Aro (0000-0003-1901-4712), Kaisa Aunola (0000-0001-8866-6736, University of Jyväskylä), Terhi Saisto (0000-0003-3357-3350), Erja Halmesmäki (University Central Hospital of Helsinki), Jari-Erik Nurmi (0000-0002-1576-0710, University of Jyväskylä) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 781-803 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0265407506068263 |
| OpenAlex | W2159427815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 51 |
The birth of a child is a demanding family life situation. This longitudinal study investigated to what extent spouses' depressive symptoms and marital dissatisfaction associated with pregnancy and childbirth (and their changes over time) were characteristic of the spousal relationship and/or the individual spouses. Pregnant women (N= 320) and their spouses (N = 259) were examined twice before and twice following childbirth. Results indicated that changes in depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction during pregnancy were characteristic of the spousal relationship, whereas changes after birth were characteristic of both the relationship and the individual spouses. Couples with initially high marital satisfaction reported a later decrease, whereas those with initially low satisfaction reported an increase
Anxiety · Childbirth · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Longitudinal study · Marital relationship · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Spouse · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology
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A longitudinal assessment of relationship characteristics that predict new parents' relationship satisfaction
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Personal goals and well-being
Parenthood and Happiness
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Timing of the transition to motherhood and union quality
Postpartum Depression in Mothers and Fathers
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Couples share similar changes in depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction anticipating the birth of a child
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The Impact of Having a Baby on the Level and Content of Women's Well-Being
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The baby and the marriage
Paternal and maternal depressed mood during the transition to parenthood
Marital Satisfaction and Depression
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Interventions to Ease the Transition to Parenthood
A multivariate hierarchical model for studying psychological change within married couples.
The association between depression and marital dissatisfaction.
Families as Systems
A Process Model of the Pregnancy Course
Family, Self, and Society
Social Support in Couples
Stress, maternal depression, and negative mother–infant interactions in relation to infant attachment
Marital Change Across the Transition to Parenthood
Strain in the Transition to Parenthood
Family, Self, and Society
Development of reading skills among preschool and primary school pupils
Postpartum adjustment in first-time mothers
Social support in pregnancy
Continuity and change
Goal reconstruction and depressive symptoms during the transition to motherhood
Sharing of home responsibilities between professionally employed women and their husbands
Changes in the marital relationship after the first baby is born
Information-seeking and maternal self-definition during the transition to motherhood
Couples share similar changes in depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction anticipating the birth of a child
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Marital Perceptions and Interactions Across the Transition to Parenthood
Men's Transitions to Parenthood
Changes in Marriage Associated with the Transition to Parenthood
Stability and Change in Marriage across the Transition to Parenthood
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The Effect of the First Child on the Marital Relationship
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,9 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2023 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |