Self-Esteem and Relationship Satisfaction during the Transition to Motherhood

Scheppingen, Manon A. van; Denissen, Jaap J. A.; Chung, Joanne M.; Tambs, Kristian; Bleidorn, Wiebke

doi:10.31219/osf.io/xv4np

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“…Whereas these gradual decreases were unexpected, they were in line with some previous studies that showed decreases in new parents' conscientiousness Specht et al, 2011) and mothers' self-esteem van Scheppingen et al, 2018) in the years after childbirth.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Recently, however, several longitudinal studies have examined the associations between parenthood and Big Five personality traits (e.g., van Scheppingen et al, 2016;Denissen, Luhmann, Chung, Bleidorn, 2018) as well as self-esteem van Scheppingen et al, 2018). We refer to the results of this line of research in deriving hypotheses concerning both cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between self-control and parenthood.…”

Section: Previous Research On Parenthood and Personality Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…For self-esteem, a recent 5-wave longitudinal study of newlyweds found sudden declines in the year after childbirth and gradual decreases in the following 3 years after . Another 5-wave study with measurements more frequently timed during pregnancy and after childbirth found that new mothers' self-esteem declined during pregnancy, increased sharply in the six months after childbirth but decreased again in following years after childbirth (van Scheppingen et al, 2018).…”

Section: Previous Research On Parenthood and Personality Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ample research has shown that the birth of the first child is associated with changes in different aspects of the lives of new parents, including their romantic relationship (Belsky & Rovine, 1990;Cowan & Cowan, 2000;van Scheppingen, Denissen, Chung, Tambs, & Bleidorn, 2018), their job hours and job satisfaction (Condon, Boyce, & Corkindale, 2004;Kaufman & Uhlenberg, 2000), and their general wellbeing (Dyrdal & Lucas, 2013;Umberson, Pudrovska, & Reczek, 2010).…”

Section: Previous Research On Parenthood and Personality Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Stability and Change in Self-Control during the Transition to Parenthood

Scheppingen¹,

Denissen²,

Bleidorn³

2018

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Self-control is associated with a variety of positive life outcomes, including relationship satisfaction, health, educational achievement, and avoiding criminal behavior. A largely unanswered question concerns the extent to which self-control changes across the lifespan and in response to major life events. The present research used prospective 4-wave data from 539 Dutch individuals to examine the self-control trajectory of first-time parents (n = 246) as compared to individuals who did not have children during the research period (n = 293). New parents (especially mothers) reported higher levels of self-control before birth (i.e., during pregnancy), as compared to nonparents. New mothers showed significant nonlinear decreases in self-control, which were especially strong from pregnancy until six months after childbirth. New fathers’ self-control remained largely stable. Furthermore, pregnancy-related stress was associated with lower self-control levels during pregnancy in both first-time mothers and fathers. Higher levels of work-family conflict and family-related stress were associated with lower self-control after childbirth in new fathers, but not in new mothers. These results indicate that major life transitions may be linked to changes in adult self-control. Discussion focuses on the implications of the results for theory and research on the development of self-control in adulthood.

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confidence: 75%

Section: Previous Research On Parenthood and Personality Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Previous Research On Parenthood and Personality Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Previous Research On Parenthood and Personality Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Stability and Change in Self-Control during the Transition to Parenthood

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Denissen²,

Bleidorn³

2018

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“…Theory and research suggests that life events can impact change in self-esteem. However, most of this research has focused on events that typically occur during early adulthood, such as college, marriage, or parenthood (e.g., van Scheppingen, Denissen, Chung, Tambs, & Bleidorn;in press). In contrast, we have a limited understanding of how life events affect self-esteem in late adulthood.…”

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Retirement is associated with change in self-esteem.

Bleidorn

Schwaba

2018

Psychology and Aging

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We examined the course of self-esteem during the transition to retirement in a sample of 690 retirees (ages 51-81) and a propensity-score matched comparison group of 515 non-retirees drawn from a nationally representative longitudinal study in the Netherlands. The average retiree decreased in self-esteem in the five years before retirement and remained stable in self-esteem in the five years following retirement. We also found significant individual differences in retirees' self-esteem trajectories but failed to identify moderators that may account for these individual differences. We discuss the implications of these results for theory and future research on lifespan self-esteem development.

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The impact of family violence incidents on personality changes: An examination of social media users’ messages in China

Liu

Zhao

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PsyCh Journal

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Changes in personality tend to be intertwined with life events (e.g., family violence [FV]). This study aimed to examine the personality changes before and after an FV incident using Weibo data. Samples were selected from 1.16 million Weibo users in China who had posted their own FV experience as victims. We used Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) to extract the linguistic features of these unstructured texts as the scores of participants’ personality. We built prediction models to measure and compare personality differences between the victim group and control group in Sample 1; and personality changes between the victim group and control group before and after an FV incident in Sample 2. Results showed that the victims’ neuroticism increased and conscientiousness decreased after experiencing FV. At the same time, their agreeableness and openness levels were lower than those of the control group. Implications and limitations are also discussed.

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Self-Esteem and Relationship Satisfaction during the Transition to Motherhood

Abstract: In the current study, we examined longitudinal associations between romantic relationship satisfaction and self-esteem before and after childbirth in subgroups of first-, second-, third-, and fourth-time mothers.

Cited by 28 publications

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Stability and Change in Self-Control during the Transition to Parenthood

Stability and Change in Self-Control during the Transition to Parenthood

Retirement is associated with change in self-esteem.

The impact of family violence incidents on personality changes: An examination of social media users’ messages in China

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