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The Transition to Parenthood: III. Incorporation of the Child into the Family
Author(s) -
LEWIS JERRY M.,
OWEN MARGARET TRESCH,
COX MARTHA J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1988.00411.x
Subject(s) - developmental psychology , psychology , marital relationship , transition (genetics) , focus (optics) , physics , biology , genetics , gene , optics
The major focus of this article is the relationship of the parents' marital relationship structure to the incorporation of the child into the family. Our central hypothesis is that couples who have evolved more competent marital structures prenatally are more likely to incorporate the child successfully into the family.