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Contribution of infants' sleep and crying to marital relationship of first-time parent couples in the 1st year after childbirth.

Meijer, Anne Marie, van den Wittenboer, Godfried L. H.·2007·Journal of Family Psychology

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of infants' sleep and crying on marital relationship in first-time parent couples (N = 107) during the 1st year after birth. Control variables are parents' insomnia and parental self-efficacy in handling the baby. Questionnaires were administered to both parents before birth, at 2 and 7 weeks after birth, and at 1 year after birth. Results show that marital problem-solving ability did not change but that marital satisfaction diminished significantly over time. Crying was the main child variable that affected marital satisfaction. Fathers' self-efficacy contributed positively to marital problem solving and negatively to paternal insomnia. Both maternal and paternal insomnia affected spouses' insomnia. As infant sleep problems may worsen preexisting parental insomnia, it is recommended that first-time parents be informed about treatments of insomnia.

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Authors
Meijer, A. M., & van den Wittenboer, G. L. H.
Affiliations
University of Amsterdam (NL)
Venue
Journal of Family Psychology
Published
2007
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
49-57
ISSN
  • 0893-3200 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1293
OpenAlex
W2142790070
Cited by
118
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
16.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Family Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
infant sleep, infant crying, marital relationships, new parents, marital satisfaction, paternal self-efficacy, maternal self-efficacy, postpartum period
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Crying, Fathers, Female, Humans, Infant, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Marriage, Mothers, Parents, Personal Satisfaction, Pregnancy, Problem Solving, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep, Time Factors, Infant Behavior, Self Efficacy

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