Gender and the Transition to Parenthood

Understanding the A, B, C’s

Kristin D. Mickelson, Kristen Marcussen (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XVII, 253 Seiten

2024 | 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-24157-4 (ISBN)

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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 21^st 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

Kristin D. Mickelson is Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University in the School for Social and Behavioral Sciences. She received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University in 1995 and completed her post-doctoral training at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan and the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard School of Medicine. Dr. Mickelson's research is interdisciplinary, with special emphases on social and health psychology. She utilizes both sociological and psychological literature to inform her research questions. Dr. Mickelson's scholarly work examines the role of stressors and psychosocial factors on relationship functioning and health. She has investigated how various dimensions of stressors affect social support processes, as well as the role of contextual factors such as socioeconomic status on the stress-social support-health relationship. Her current research focuses on two main areas: 1) gender differences in the risk and protective factors for postpartum distress in couples making the transition to parenthood and 2) the role of discrimination and resilience on racial/ethnic disparities in low birthweight. Dr. Mickelson's research has been widely cited and she has published in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Sex Roles, Social Science and Medicine, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Kristen Marcussen is a Professor of Sociology at Kent State University. Dr. Marcussen's two primary lines of research link self and identity processes to mental health and well-being. Her research on role-identities and well-being examines the social psychological processes that underlie the relationship between family roles and mental health with a focus on how differences in social support, coping resources, and relationship quality explain marital status differences in distress. She also explores how discrepancies between self-appraisals and the perceived appraisals of others impact self-esteem and psychological well-being in the context of these identities. Dr. Marcussen's second area of research focuses on stigma processes that underlie and undermine well-being among individuals with serious mental illness. Her current work integrates identity and stigma theories to develop measures of mental illness identity and examine the role of stigma resistance in identity processes. Dr. Marcussen's work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and appears in journals such the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Social Psychology Quarterly, and Society and Mental Health.

Introduction to Gender and the Transition to Parenthood.- Part I: Her Transition to Parenthood.- Affect and the Transition to Motherhood.- Behavior and the Transition to Motherhood.- Cognition and the Transition to Motherhood.- Future Directions for Research on Her Transition.- Part II: His Transition to Parenthood.- Affect and the Transition to Fatherhood.-Behavior and the Transition to Fatherhood.- Cognition and the Transition to Fatherhood.- Future Directions for Research on His Transition.- Part III: Their Transition to Parenthood.- Affect and the Transition to Co-Parenthood.- Behavior and the Transition to Co-Parenthood.- Cognition and the Transition to Co-Parenthood.- Future Directions for Research on Their Transition.

Erscheinungsdatum	17.03.2024
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 253 p. 20 illus., 11 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Schlagworte	APIM • Dyadic • Gender • parenting • relationships • Social Psychology • Social Rules • Transition to Parenthood
ISBN-10	3-031-24157-6 / 3031241576
ISBN-13	978-3-031-24157-4 / 9783031241574
Zustand	Neuware