Abstract

The couple and coparenting relationships are demonstrated to be prospectively and bidirectionally associated over months to years during the early parenting years. However, little is known about these associations at the daily level within the first year of parenthood, when coparenting first emerges. The goal of the current study was to examine the association between couples' daily feelings of relationship closeness and coparenting support in first-time parents and determine directionality of these effects using a dyadic daily diary design. At 10 months postpartum, heterosexual couples (

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2019

Publication Title

Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)

First Page

360

Last Page

369

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