However, many of these studies do not explicitly compare pregnant women
with nonpregnant women regarding their relationship satisfaction, whereas in our opinion these comparisons can provide information on base levels of relationship satisfaction in both these groups.
Not exact matches
According to the Institute of Medicine, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for iodine in lactating
women is 290 μg per day, compared
with 150 μg / day for
nonpregnant adults of both genders.
Therefore, in the current study, data were collected through an online questionnaire among pregnant (n = 66) and
nonpregnant (n = 59)
women with similar demographic profiles.
This indicates that on a variety measures pregnant
women indicated significantly more satisfaction
with their relationship and their partner than
nonpregnant women.
Although the studies reported here show how relationship satisfaction changes after pregnancy, it is unclear whether pregnant
women are indeed happier than
nonpregnant women to begin
with.
However, when pregnant
women's partners would report similar levels of satisfaction as
nonpregnant women's partners, as well as similar levels of support, we could state
with more certainty that pregnant
women exhibit a positive bias than the current results permit us to do.
Interestingly enough, for pregnant
women, their own mate value was positively associated
with relationship satisfaction and partner satisfaction, whereas for
nonpregnant women, their own mate value was not associated
with any other variable, including self - esteem.
Univariate tests show that there were significant differences between pregnant and
nonpregnant women for satisfaction
with the relationship (F (1,123) = 14.93, η2 =.11, p <.001), satisfaction
with the partner (F (1,123) = 8.23, η2 =.06, p <.01), relationship satisfaction (F (1,123) = 4.10, η2 =.03, p <.05), and partner's mate value (F (1.123) = 3.40, η2 =.04, p <.05).
The results showed that as expected, pregnant
women had a more positive view of their partner and felt more satisfied
with their relationship than
nonpregnant women.