An emotional security hypothesis that builds on attachment theory is proposed to account for
recent empirical findings on the impact of marital conflict on children and to provide …

It is widely assumed that a linkage, crucial to the understanding of child behavior, exists
between marital and parent–child relationship quality. A meta-analysis of 68 studies was …

Objectives. This study reports the psychometric properties of a multidomain measure of the
coparenting relationship in dual-parent families. Method. A total of 152 couples participating …

The purpose of this paper is to present research on the effects of postpartum depression
(PPD) on mothers, fathers, and children that point to a re-conceptualization of PPD as a …

The empirical literature on the longer‐term adjustment of children of divorce is reviewed
from the perspective of (a) the stressors and elevated risks that divorce presents for children …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

Socialization is a process in which an individual's standards, skills, motives, attitudes, and
behaviors change to conform to those regarded as desirable and appropriate for his or her …

Coparenting is examined as an explanatory link between marital conflict and parent–child
relations in 2-parent families. Data were collected from 3 samples (pilot sample, n= 220 …

In this chapter we review recent research concerning the levels and sources of paternal
involvement and its consequences for children, for mothers and marriage, and for fathers …

Our basic premise remains the same—communication processes create and reflect family
systems and family identity. Relying on a range of theoretical perspectives, we examine the …