This study investigated the extent to which women's and men's relationship satisfaction
within couples is similarly or differently affected by becoming a parent and the extent to …

In this paper the association between the quality of couple relationships and household
workload after the transition to parenthood is investigated. The sample consists of 251 men …

Using data from the first two waves of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study for 338 women
and 262 men, we examine the consequences of making the transition to parenthood for life …

Forty-seven couples who were first-time parents were assessed in late pregnancy and again
at 6 and 18 months postpartum. Fifteen couples not yet decided about having a baby were …

This study explores marital processes that may underlie the apparent decline in satisfaction
with marriage in partners becoming parents for the first time. We assessed 47 couples …

A longitudinal study of newlyweds explored the impact of parenthood on marriages. Couples
who became parents during the first year of marriage were compared with couples who …

A study of 59 couple was undertaken to examine the changes in marital quality across the
transition to parenthood, and to test the hypothesis that the level of dissatisfaction with …

The trajectory of relationship satisfaction among married and cohabiting women in their
transition to parenthood was compared in a potential sample of 71,504 women taking part in …

Using a sample of 180 dual‐earner, nondivorced couples, this study explored how the
timing of parenthood and the division of housework are related to husbands' and wives' …

The US government has recently spent several hundred million dollars to promote healthy
relationships in new parents. The influx of money implies that relationships of new parents …