Prenatal Expectations and Marital Satisfaction Over the Transition to Parenthood

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-164

  Lawrence, Erika ^a   Nylen, Kimberly ^a   Cobb, Rebecca J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

couples; expectations; growth curve analyses; marital satisfaction; transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34548454599     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.21.2.155     Document Type: Article

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