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