Title

Perceived Admiration and Transition to Parenthood for Black and White Married Couples

Department/School

Social Work

Date of this version

2014

Document Type

Article

Keywords

transition to parenthood, race, gender, marital quality, marital virtues

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2014.928659

Abstract

Perceived admiration was examined in this study as a mediator of marital quality and transition to parenthood among Black American and White American couples. Positive and negative dimensions of marital quality were assessed for husbands (n = 148) and wives (n = 155) during their 1st and 3rd years of marriage in a large-scale survey. Findings revealed that transitioning Black American husbands reported lower marital tension than transitioning White American husbands. Perceived admiration mediated the link between transition to parenthood and marital well-being for wives, and between transition to parenthood and marital tension for husbands. Results suggest that perceived admiration plays a critical role in understanding the transition to parenthood, regardless of race. Insights are offered for practitioners who provide relationship or parental counseling and education to couples during the transition to parenthood.

Volume

17

Issue

4

Published in

Journal of Family Social Work

Citation/Other Information

Peterson, L. T., Orbuch, T. L., Brown, E. (2014). Perceived admiration and transition to parenthood for black and white married couples. Journal of Family Social Work, 17(4), 301-323. https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2014.928659

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