Perceptions of partner responsiveness across the transition to parenthood.

ABSTRACT: This longitudinal study examined associations between perceptions of partner responsiveness and relationship satisfaction of each partner (new parents) across the first 2 years of a chronically stressful life event-the transition to parenthood. Responsiveness indexes the degree to which partners respond to each other with understanding, validation, and care. Consistent with prior work, lower ratings of responsiveness receipt and provision predicted declines in relationship satisfaction across the transition. These effects, however, were moderated by parental stress, such that among new parents who reported experiencing higher levels of parental stress, providing higher levels of responsiveness to partners was associated with declines in relationship satisfaction. Conversely, under lower st

SUBMITTER: Smallen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8825924 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature