
pmid: 17292781
pmc: PMC1913102
This study examined short- and longer-term sequelae of parents' prenatal expectations of their future family process, and traced subsequent stability in coparenting solidarity from infancy through the toddler years. One hundred and ten couples expecting a first child participated in prenatal assessments of coparenting expectations and differences, and in 3-month post-partum evaluations. Forty-five couples completed subsequent assessments at 12 and 30 months. At each time point multi-method evaluations of coparental adjustment were obtained. Men's and women's expectancies during the pregnancy and the degree of difference between their self-reported beliefs about parenting predicted post-baby coparental adjustment, with latent class analyses suggesting aftereffects of prenatal expectancies up through 30 months for some couples. Coparental solidarity was also stable from 3 to 12 and from 12 to 30 months. Data indicate that the lens parents bring to bear on their emerging family system is not immaterial, and that early-emerging coparenting dynamics portend longer term coparenting adjustment.
Adult, Male, Time Factors, 150, Coparenting, 332, Pregnancy, Transition to Parenthood, Adaptation, Psychological, Psychology, Humans, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Family Dynamics, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Middle Aged, Representations, Child, Preschool, Female, Family Relations, Social Adjustment, Stress, Psychological
Adult, Male, Time Factors, 150, Coparenting, 332, Pregnancy, Transition to Parenthood, Adaptation, Psychological, Psychology, Humans, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Family Dynamics, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Middle Aged, Representations, Child, Preschool, Female, Family Relations, Social Adjustment, Stress, Psychological
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