Yalcintas, Sumeyra and Pike, Alison (2021) Co-parenting and marital satisfaction predict maternal internalizing problems when expecting a second child. Psychological Studies. ISSN 0033-2968

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Abstract

Purpose
Internalizing problems during and after pregnancy are important for parenting and child outcomes. The study aimed to understand correlates (i.e., marital satisfaction, co-parenting) of maternal internalizing problems during pregnancy with a second child.

Method
We investigated levels of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms of mothers in the third trimester of pregnancy with their second children. Fifty-one mothers and their firstborn children were visited in their homes and mothers completed questionnaires.

Results
Results showed that co-parenting and marital satisfaction were related to internalizing outcomes. More specifically, co-parenting predicted depression  and stress  when controlling for marital satisfaction, whereas marital satisfaction predicted anxiety over co-parenting.

Conclusion
The findings highlight the importance of studying prenatal internalizing problems differentially and can inform future intervention studies to prevent poor psychological outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
SWORD Depositor:	Mx Elements Account
Depositing User:	Mx Elements Account
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2021 11:29
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2021 11:30
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/100840

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