Social network factors and the transition to parenthood |
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Authors: | Thomas G Power Ross D Parke |
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Institution: | 1. Psychology Department, University of Houston, 77004, Houston, Texas 2. University of Illinois, USA
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Abstract: | A social support model for predicting the ease of transition into the motherhood role is presented. Four kinds of social network supports (relational, ideological, physical, and informational) and six social network agents (husband, friends, relatives, work associates, neighbors, and institutions) are considered. Ways in which each kind of support facilitates maternal and marital adaptation are discussed, along with implications of such support for influencing the nature of mother—child interactions. In addition, a case example (career women in transition) is presented to illustrate the predictive utility of the model. Policy and research implications of the present analysis follow. |
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