Maternal postpartum emotional distress is quite common and can pose significant risk to
mothers and infants. The current study investigated mothers' relationships with their partners …

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the relationship between attachment-avoidance
and-anxiety, and marital relationship quality during pregnancy to the expression of …

The weeks following the birth of a child can be stressful for new mothers. Maternal stress
may be increased when mothers are dissatisfied with instrumental partner support (eg …

Objective: The current study examined whether having a positive maternal postpartum
depression screening was associated with maternal report of poorer infant social–emotional …

Aim. This paper reports a study examining the influence of maternal perceptions of conflict
and relationship‐and postpartum‐specific support from the partner on the development of …

This longitudinal study investigated a new conceptualization of the effectiveness of social
support attempts called social support effectiveness (SSE) that takes into account the …

This study examined associations among personality, mood, stress, and social support
during the transition to motherhood and quality of maternal behavior at 3 months …

The current study aimed to examine the impact of maternal depression, maternal fetal
attachment (MFA) and parenting stress on maternal sensitivity, intrusiveness and positive …

Objective: The aims of this study were to:(1) examine the relation between social support,
trait anxiety, symptoms of maternal distress (including stress, depression and anxiety) and …

Partner relationships are relevant in the psychological adjustment during the transition to
parenthood, but mothers have been studied more often than fathers in this respect. The …