TY - BOOK
T1 - Gender and the Transition to Parenthood
T2 - Understanding the A, B, C’s
AU - Mickelson, Kristin D.
AU - Marcussen, Kristen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - This book provides a new approach by examining gender and the transition to parenthood by using the actor partner interdependence model. Unlike other books which focus on the individual perspective of becoming a parent (especially for mothers), this book examines how couples and individuals successfully navigate this important life passage. This book covers a mix of psychological and sociological studies on the transition to parenthood. Readers will learn about the affective, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of this transition in early 21st century America and how it has changed in the past three decades. The book is aimed at graduate students, researchers and professionals who are interested in an interdisciplinary approach to this most formative passage in adult life. By bringing together past and current research, this book tells the story of becoming parents in 21st century America from his, her, and their points of view. • Actor-partner interdependence model approach • Affective, behavioral and cognitive processes • Broad review of gender and the transition.
AB - This book provides a new approach by examining gender and the transition to parenthood by using the actor partner interdependence model. Unlike other books which focus on the individual perspective of becoming a parent (especially for mothers), this book examines how couples and individuals successfully navigate this important life passage. This book covers a mix of psychological and sociological studies on the transition to parenthood. Readers will learn about the affective, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of this transition in early 21st century America and how it has changed in the past three decades. The book is aimed at graduate students, researchers and professionals who are interested in an interdisciplinary approach to this most formative passage in adult life. By bringing together past and current research, this book tells the story of becoming parents in 21st century America from his, her, and their points of view. • Actor-partner interdependence model approach • Affective, behavioral and cognitive processes • Broad review of gender and the transition.
KW - APIM
KW - dyadic
KW - gender
KW - parenting
KW - relationships
KW - social psychology
KW - social rules
KW - transition to parenthood
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-24155-0
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-24155-0
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85173333933
SN - 9783031241543
BT - Gender and the Transition to Parenthood
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -