| Adult attachment stance and spouses' marital perceptions during the transition to parenthood. | |
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PMID: 12537850 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The relationship between adult attachment and marital perceptions was examined in couples making the transition to parenthood. The Adult Attachment Interview was administered to spouses prenatally, and marital perceptions were assessed prenatally and 3, 12, and 24 months postnatally. The couples were also observed during a marital interaction task. Spouses were assigned to groups based on their attachment security (secure/insecure) and mean level (low/high) of negative emotional escalation in their marital interactions. A series of two-way (attachment security by negative emotional escalation) repeated multivariate analyses of variance, followed by univariate analyses, revealed that insecure husbands and the wives of insecure husbands exhibited different patterns in their marital perceptions than secure husbands and the wives of secure husbands when in high negative escalation marriages. Insecure husbands and the wives of insecure husbands in high negative escalation marriages reported greater declines in positive marital perceptions or less positive marital perceptions overall across the two-year postnatal period than secure husbands and wives of secure husbands in similarly high conflict marriages. Such differences between secure and insecure husbands (and their wives) were not apparent in low negative escalation marriages. Findings are discussed in terms of the protective effect a secure attachment may convey upon spouses during stressful periods in their marriage. |
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Authors:
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Blair J Paley; Martha J Cox; Kristina S Harter; Nancy A Margand |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Attachment & human development Volume: 4 ISSN: 1461-6734 ISO Abbreviation: Attach Hum Dev Publication Date: 2002 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-01-22 Completed Date: 2003-04-02 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100901315 Medline TA: Attach Hum Dev Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 340-60 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, 760 Westwood Plaza, Room 58-239A, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. |
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Adult Affect Analysis of Variance Conflict (Psychology) Female Humans Life Change Events* Linear Models Male Marriage / psychology* Multivariate Analysis Object Attachment* Parents / psychology* Pregnancy / psychology* Southeastern United States |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01MH44763/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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