What explains violated expectations of parent-child relationship in transition to parenthood?

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-159

  Flykt, Marjo ^a   Palosaari, Esa ^a,b   Lindblom, Jallu ^a   Vänskä, Mervi ^a   Punamäki, Raija Leena ^a   Poikkeus, Piia ^c   Repokari, Leena ^c   Tiitinen, Aila ^c   Tulppala, Maija ^d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Infertility; Parent child relationship; Representations; Violated expectations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWBORN; PARENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84897961942     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036050     Document Type: Article

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