Associations among prenatal expectations, the extent to which expectations were confirmed
or disconfirmed, and trajectories of marital satisfaction over the transition to parenthood were …

Guided by research on psychological safety, the authors used longitudinal survey data from
a sample of 182 dual-earner male–female couples to examine the role of supportive …

Stress, whether in the form of daily hassles, chronic life stressors, or stressful life events, has
consistently been shown to impact the quality of the parent–child relationship. Coping has …

The study investigated family support as a buffer of stress in 153 mothers and preterm
toddlers. Data were collected regarding maternal depressive symptoms, parenting stress …

This panel study examines changes in the psychological distress of 280 new mothers over a
one-year period. Regression analyses show that when social support is indexed as the …

This study examined the longitudinal and concurrent associations among fathers'
perceptions of partner relationship quality (happiness, conflict), coparenting (shared …

Social networks, coping abilities, life stresses, and mother-child interaction were studied in
28 mother-child pairs-14 single mothers and their preschool children and 14 matched …

Both prenatal and postnatal parental bonding (ie, the affective tie from parent to child) have
important effects on parental and child functioning. However, research on the continuity and …

Objective To explore demographic and social support predictors of health‐related quality of
life (HRQoL)(mental and physical) for childbearing women in the perinatal period. Design …

The objective of this work was to review published articles on the impact of perinatal stress
on mothers' medium-or long-term psychological health and the efficacy of coping strategies …