First-time mothers' expectations of parenthood: What happens when optimistic expectations are not matched by later experiences?

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Harwood, Kate ^a,c   McLean, Neil ^a   Durkin, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b University of Straythclyde   (United Kingdom)

^c Perth Radiological Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Expectations; Mothers; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; CULTURE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARRIAGE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33846038328     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.1.1     Document Type: Article

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