Sentences with phrase «satisfaction after the birth of their children»

Sixty seven percent of women who became mothers reported declines in marital satisfaction after the birth of a child.

Most couples report a 67 % decrease in marital satisfaction after the birth of their children and it doesn't go back up again until after the children leave home.

Parents who experience declines in life satisfaction after the birth of a child may recognize the emotional joy that parenthood brings.

* Additional thoughts on relationship satisfaction: - 70 % of couples experience a dip in relationship satisfaction after the birth of a child.

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In fact, 70 % of parenting couples report a decline in relationship satisfaction after the birth of their first child.

Sadly, parenthood sometimes fractures a marriage because the marital satisfaction of both husband and wife declines after the birth of a child, according to marital researchers.

Dr. Gottman found that 67 % of couples experienced a decline in marital satisfaction after the birth of their first child, but the key difference with the other 33 % was that they had a deep knowledge of each other's worlds before the birth of their child 1.

Research by Dr. Gottman shows that marital satisfaction sharply declines after the birth of a child.

The sociology professor said marital satisfaction decreases after the birth of the first child and continually decreases over time.

• In the first three years after the birth of a first child, 67 percent of couples experience a drop in relationship satisfaction.

On average, satisfaction with marriage for men and women goes down after the birth of a first child and continues to fall over the next 15 years.

(To wit, another new, cross-national study showed that when parents» life satisfaction declines after a first birth — often the consequence of low levels of support — this depresses the chances of having more children.)

Studies show that there is a significant dip in relationship satisfaction after the birth of a first child.

Relationship satisfaction dips after the birth of a first child.

We measure the difference between the maximum level of life satisfaction before a child is born (from two years before the birth through the year the child's birth is reported) and the minimum level of life satisfaction after the birth (measured in the year the child is reported and the year after the birth is reported).

Your Relationship is Crucial In Bringing Baby Home, couples are given tools to cope constructively with the changes that occur after the birth of a child, and to increase the satisfaction in their relationship.

We also suggest that if indeed the drop in relationship functioning and satisfaction after the birth of a first child is partly due to the existence of an overly positive view of one's relationship during pregnancy, it might be wise to subtly warn pregnant women — and their partners — about the fact that these feelings could quite suddenly change after delivery.

Our results suggested that having lower expectations of future division of labor after having a child and the perceived contributions of the partner to childcare after the birth predicted positive change in relationship satisfaction after the transition to parenthood.