The transition to parenthood is generally seen as one of the most challenging events in the
early stages of marriage. But is it really that detrimental for marriage and do all couples go …

A substantial proportion of couples struggle to adapt to parenthood, feel stress in caring for
their infant, and experience a significant decline in their couple relationship adjustment …

In a large-scale (N= 317) prospective 8-year longitudinal multiage, multidomain,
multivariate, multisource study, we tested a conservative three-term model linking parenting …

Childhood is the time when we forge our first social bonds, first learn how to express and
read basic human emotions, and first make sense of the physical world. In childhood …

The authors review the literature on sibling relationships in childhood and adolescence,
starting by tracing themes from foundational research and theory and then focusing on …

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK How much credit do parents deserve when their
children turn out welt? How much blame when they turn out badly? Judith Rich Harris has a …

This meta‐analysis finds that parents report lower marital satisfaction compared with
nonparents (d=−. 19, r=−. 10). There is also a significant negative correlation between …

Developmental research during COVID-19 suggests that pandemic-related disruptions in
family relationships are associated with children's mental health. Most of this research has …

This chapter outlines changing models of the causes of child abuse. It underscores one of
the core themes of developmental psychopathology, namely, the interrelation of normality …

This book is intended for anyone with an interest in emotions, to show how far
conceptualization and research have progressed toward understanding. The book, and we …