01:830:335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Parental Investment, Role Theory, John Bowlby
14 Dec 2016
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Parenthood accompanied by decrease in marital satisfaction across age groups, ses groups, and countries. all groups/all countries, a generic effect: not all new parents show decline, marital friendship related to sustained marital happiness at parenthood onset. If spouses do (cid:374)ot (cid:396)eally like ea(cid:272)h othe(cid:396), they a(cid:396)e likely to (cid:272)all (cid:395)uits (cid:374)ea(cid:396) (cid:272)hild(cid:859)s adolescence period. The more strains there are, the harder it becomes to be happy in the marriage. Empty nest: middle adulthood: postparental role characterized by change of parental involvement with adult children. Transition more positive than negative for most: more for mother than father. Identity was invested in the high school cheer team, driving to those games or fundraisers for the team, when kid goes on their own, there is a lot less to do. Bowlby and weiss (biological attachment: parental bonds should attenuate and end. and early adulthood.
