Influences of Children on Marital Interaction and Parental Satisfactions and Dissatisfactions

Hoffman, Lois Wladis; Manis, Jean Denby

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“…Informational inputs relevant to relationship maintenance include the existence of offspring, availability of resources to both parents, presence and attractiveness of same-sex interlopers on the social horizon, and the sex ratio in the remainder of the mating pool (Dijkstra & Buunk, 1998;Guttentag & Secord, 1983;Kenrick & Trost, 1987). If a couple has offspring, for example, that raises the threshold for decisions to leave a relationship for an alternative (Essock-Vitale & McGuire, 1989;Hoffman & Manis, 1978;Rasmussen, 1981). Local availability of attractive alternatives, on the other hand, lowers the decision threshold (Guttentag & Secord, 1983;Kenrick et al, 1994).…”

Section: Relationship Maintenancementioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamical evolutionary psychology: Individual decision rules and emergent social norms.

Kenrick

Butner

2003

Psychological Review

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A new theory integrating evolutionary and dynamical approaches is proposed. Following evolutionary models, psychological mechanisms are conceived as conditional decision rules designed to address fundamental problems confronted by human ancestors, with qualitatively different decision rules serving different problem domains and individual differences in decision rules as a function of adaptive and random variation. Following dynamical models, decision mechanisms within individuals are assumed to unfold in dynamic interplay with decision mechanisms of others in social networks. Decision mechanisms in different domains have different dynamic outcomes and lead to different sociospatial geometries. Three series of simulations examining trade-offs in cooperation and mating decisions illustrate how individual decision mechanisms and group dynamics mutually constrain one another, and offer insights about gene-culture interactions.Evolutionary psychology and dynamical systems theory have both been proposed as antidotes to the theoretical fragmentation that long characterized the field of psychology. Evolutionary psychologists have proposed that isolated psychological research topics such as aggression, taste aversion, language acquisition, mate selection, and spatial cognition can be connected to research on cultural anthropology, ecology, zoology, genetics, and physiology via principles of modern Darwinian theory (e.g

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Section: Relationship Maintenancementioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamical evolutionary psychology: Individual decision rules and emergent social norms.

Kenrick

Butner

2003

Psychological Review

320

259

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“…Certains auteurs (Hoffman et Manis, 1978;Cowan et al, 1978;McHaIe et Huston, 1985) observent par ailleurs que, peu importe où se situent les couples sur un continuum allant de la division traditionnelle des tâches à une forme plus égalitaire de partage, ceux-ci ont tendance, après la venue du premier-né, à adopter une division dite traditionnelle des rôles parentaux, division qui est encore plus marquée si la femme abandonne son emploi. On peut croire alors que la baisse de satisfaction à la naissance de l'enfant pourrait s'expliquer en partie par ce nouveau partage des rôles.…”

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“…La présence d'un enfant leur apporte même certaines gratifications (Russell, 1974;Hoffman et Manis, 1978;Miller et Sollie, 1980). Dans cette optique, l'étude longitudinale de Cowan et al (1978) utilise un procédé fort ingénieux pour mesurer la dimension «conjoint» à l'intérieur d'un concept plus général d'image de soi.…”

Section: Satisfaction Conjugale à La Naissance Des Enfantsunclassified

Le nouveau-né et le couple : adversaires ou partenaires?

Provost¹,

Tremblay²

2007

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Nous acceptons généralement l'idée que la venue planifiée d'un premier enfant est source de joie pour les nouveaux parents et qu'elle fait naître aussi chez eux un sentiment d'accomplissement. Traditionnellement, la société considère d'un bon oeil le passage à ce nouveau rôle que constitue la formation d'une cellule familiale. Or, non seulement la recherche sur les relations conjugales a-t-elle mis de côté le romantisme de l'imagerie populaire, mais elle a petit à petit développé une idée négative de cette crise de transition. L'objectif de cet article est donc de faire d'abord une recension des écrits traitant de l'effet de la venue d'un premier enfant sur le vécu conjugal et de nuancer l'aspect de crise que cette première naissance peut avoir sur le couple. Nous concluons qu'il faudrait peut-être repenser le concept de satisfaction conjugale. À la lumière de notre rapide survol de la documentation, ce concept semble trop restreint et quelque peu confus. En effet, les chercheurs ne s'entendent pas encore sur une même définition de la satisfaction conjugale et opérationnalisent le concept de satisfaction conjugale de manières parfois très différentes. Il en résulte beaucoup de confusion, d'autant plus que plusieurs termes ont été utilisés comme synonymes de satisfaction. En outre, l'évaluation de la qualité de la relation ne doit pas se restreindre à celle de la satisfaction des deux partenaires. D'autres dimensions (cf. ajustement, engagement, cohésion, etc.) devraient être considérées pour donner une image plus exacte des changements qui s'opèrent à l'intérieur du couple au cours des années.We generally accept that the planned arrival of a first child is a source of joy for the new parents and that it provides them with a sense of accomplishment. Traditionally, society welcomes the formation of a family unit and looks forward to this passage into the new role of parenthood. However, not only has research on marital relations set aside the popular imagery of romanticism, but it has increasingly given negative connotations to this crisis-prone transition phase. The objective of this article is therefore to review literature concerning the impact of a newborn child on the marital experience, and to nuance the idea that childbirth can lead to crisis situations within the couple. In conclusion, the authors argue that the concept of marital satisfaction needs to be reformulated. Judging from their brief overview of literature, the authors believe the concept to be too narrowly defined and slightly ambiguous. Indeed, researchers have not yet reached a consensus on the definition of marital satisfaction. Furthermore, they tend to operationalize the concept in very different ways. As a result, there is a lot of conclusion and the fact that many researchers use different terms as a synonym of satisfaction is no help. What's more, the assessment of quality in a relationship should not be limited to measuring the level of satisfaction of the two partners. Other dimensions (e.g. adjustment, commitment, cohesio...

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“…Parents experience much joy but also much frustration related to parenting (Hoffman & Manis, 1978). For parents of handicapped children, the likelihood offrustration is even greater.…”

Section: Families With a Handicapped Infant Or Preschoolermentioning

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Effective Strategies For Involving Families in Intervention Efforts

Winton¹

1986

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A focus on parents in the last two decades, and on families most recently, has been a notable and consistent trend within the field of special education. Although continuity is apparent in the sense of the overall emphasis, the treatment of and attitudes toward families have undergone a series of shifts over time. These changes and how they have affected parent involvement policy and practice have been described in some detail elsewhere (see . Nevertheless, an examination of the most recent shift in thinking on parent involvement--0ne in which all of us in the field are a part-can provide the framework for applying effective strategies in working with families. PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EARLY INTERVENTIONThe importance of involving parents of handicapped children in early intervention efforts was a recurrent and undisputed theme of the 1970s. Research clearly demonstrated parents' significant contribution to child development. The major assumption underlying efforts to involve parents was that this contribution could be enhanced by teaching parents (parents as learners) how to better manage and teach (parents as teachers) their own children. Professionals' efforts to improve services for parents primarily focused on ways to increase parent participation in activities of this type and on development of various parent training curricula and materials. The search for a model parent involvement program that could be disseminated on a nationwide basis was an elusive goal that some sought.The reason for involving parents was to enhance child outcome. This was so in spite of ample evidence demonstrating that parents of handicapped children had needs of their own. They were shown to suffer from depression, marital discord, and chronic sorrow, among other things. Within special education the predominant approach to dealing with this issue was to provide parent support groups. But the parent involvement trend of the 1970s did not incorporate an understanding of how parent needs might interact with child needs or interfere or be at cross purposes with the professional desire to enlist parent support for the educational process.

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Influences of Children on Marital Interaction and Parental Satisfactions and Dissatisfactions

Cited by 63 publications

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Dynamical evolutionary psychology: Individual decision rules and emergent social norms.

Dynamical evolutionary psychology: Individual decision rules and emergent social norms.

Le nouveau-né et le couple : adversaires ou partenaires?

Effective Strategies For Involving Families in Intervention Efforts

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