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Becoming parentsJudith A. Feeney, Lydia Hohaus et al.

Becoming parents

Judith A. Feeney, Lydia Hohaus, Patricia Noller
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"Becoming Parents presents a study of the transition to parenthood and its effects on individual well-being and couple relationships. It tracks the experiences of couples becoming parents for the first time, from the second trimester of pregnancy to six months after birth. The book addresses such key issues as the division of domestic labor, the changing nature of couples' marital relationships, changes in new parents' attachment networks, postnatal depression, and factors predicting the ease of transition. The research was based on adult attachment theory, a new approach to couple…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2001
    Cambridge University Press · 260 pages · 9780521775915
  • Other · English · 2012
    Cambridge University Press · 9781139164511
  • Other · English · 2001
    Cambridge University Press · 248 pages · 9780521772501
ParenthoodAttachment behaviorPhilosophy & theory of psychologyFamily RelationshipsFamily & RelationshipsFamily / Parenting / ChildbirthParenting - GeneralFamily/Marriage