If Momma Ain't Happy: Explaining Declines in Marital Satisfaction Among New Mothers

Dew, Jeffrey P.; Wilcox, W. Bradford

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00782.x

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“…An abundant body of research concluded that the presence of children at home reduces relationship/marital happiness and satisfaction (Brown & Booth, 1996;Brown, Sanchez, Nock, & Wright, 2006;Dew & Wilcox, 2011;Doss, Rhoades, Stanley, & Markman, 2009;Glenn & McLanahan, 1982;Lawrence, Rothman, Cobb, Rothman, & Bradbury, 2008;Mitnick, Heyman, & Smith Slep, 2009;Sinning & Worner, 2010;Tai et al, 2014;Wendorf, Lucas, Imamoğlu, Weisfeld, & Weisfeld, 2011;Wiik et al, 2009). This reduction in relationship satisfaction has been attributed to the redistribution of roles and responsibilities in the household that follows the birth of a child (Claxton & Perry-Jenkins, 2008;Dew & Wilcox, 2011). This seems to be especially true for women engaged in full-time employment, who report lower levels of wellbeing compared to working fathers (Nomaguchi, Milkie, & Bianchi, 2005).…”

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Relationship satisfaction of European binational couples in the Netherlands

Mol

Valk

2016

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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In this paper, we focus on relationship satisfaction of European binational unions. Although such couples can be considered icons of European integration, little is known about these partnerships as well as the factors affecting relationship satisfaction. We base our analysis on the Dutch data of the EUMARR-project, a unique data set on European binational unions (n = 898). We reveal that Europeans in binational unions report higher relationship satisfaction compared to Dutch individuals in binational European and uninational partnerships.Furthermore, our analysis shows that married individuals are more satisfied compared to cohabiting individuals. Finally, having children is negatively and the availability of social support positively correlated with relationship satisfaction. The presence of children shows to be especially challenging for Dutch people in binational unions.

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Relationship satisfaction of European binational couples in the Netherlands

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Valk

2016

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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“…When women feel satisfied with the division of labor, they are more inclined to report higher marital quality (Dew & Wilcox, 2011;Grote et al, 2002;Wilcox & Nock, 2006). Thus, satisfaction with the division of labor links the actual division of labor and women's marital quality.…”

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Father Involvement, Father–Child Relationship Quality, and Satisfaction With Family Work

Galovan

Holmes

Schramm

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Journal of Family Issues

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Using family systems theory and an actor-partner interdependence model, we examine the influence of the division of family work (including fathers' participation in child rearing) on father-child relationship quality, satisfaction with the family work division, and marital quality. The strongest effect on both spouses' marital quality is wives' perception of father-child relationship quality. Following this, wives' perceptions of father participation in child rearing are positively associated with both spouses' reports of marital quality. Furthermore, both husbands and wives report higher marital quality when they are more satisfied with the division of labor. When wives report their husbands have greater responsibility for family tasks, both spouses report higher satisfaction with the division of labor. Post hoc analyses revealed that wives are more satisfied with the division of labor when they work with

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“…The presence of children is often attached to responsibilities and pressures of care that are put on women. Uneven distribution of care and domestic chores prompts declines in women's satisfaction, as opposed to time with children (Dew and Wilcox, 2011). Women may enjoy spending more time together in the presence of both the partner and the children because caring responsibilities might be distributed more evenly when their partners are present during activities (Sullivan, Billari, & Altintas, 2014).…”

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Couple Time and Partnership Quality: an Empirical Assessment using Diary Data

Vagni¹,

Widmer²

2018

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It is often assumed that partnership quality is positively associated with the amount of time couples and families spend together. However, little about this link has been demonstrated empirically. This study investigates how time spent with the partners, children, parents, siblings, friends, and acquaintances is associated with partnership conflicts and partnership satisfaction. A time-use module was set up as part of a longitudinal survey about family relations and conflicts in Switzerland. The results show a robust association between partnership quality, time shared with the partner, and time shared with the partner and children. Results show that the more time couples spend together, the more likely they are to experience high partnership quality and to report being satisfied with their relationships. Partners who are satisfied with their relationships are more prone to talk to each other, to share leisure time, and to go to bed together. In contrast, time spent with friends and kin is not associated with partnership quality.

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If Momma Ain't Happy: Explaining Declines in Marital Satisfaction Among New Mothers

Cited by 159 publications

References 34 publications

Relationship satisfaction of European binational couples in the Netherlands

Relationship satisfaction of European binational couples in the Netherlands

Father Involvement, Father–Child Relationship Quality, and Satisfaction With Family Work

Couple Time and Partnership Quality: an Empirical Assessment using Diary Data

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