A Longitudinal Examination of Common Dyadic Coping and Sexual Distress in New Parent Couples during the Transition to Parenthood.
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| Title: | A Longitudinal Examination of Common Dyadic Coping and Sexual Distress in New Parent Couples during the Transition to Parenthood. |
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| Authors: | Tutelman, Perri R., Dawson, Samantha J., Schwenck, Gracielle C., Rosen, Natalie O. |
| Source: | Family Process. Mar2022, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p278-293. 16p. 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Adaptability (Personality), Mothers, Sexual dysfunction, Human sexuality, Time, Fathers, Psychology of Spouses, Parenthood, Psychological factors, Puerperium, Psychological adaptation, Psychological stress |
| Abstract (English): | New parents experience significant disruption to their sexual relationships such as lower desire and sexual frequency relative to prepregnancy. Little is known about the sexual distress new parents feel related to these changes, how sexual distress evolves over time, or how coping with stress relates to this distress. New parent couples who engage in more adaptive, joint coping with mutual stressors—common dyadic coping (CDC)—may be better able to manage distress related to their sexuality and thus, experience less sexual distress at 3‐months postpartum and experience more marked improvement over time. In 99 first‐time parent couples, we examined the link between CDC measured at 3‐months postpartum and trajectories of sexual distress across 3‐, 6‐, and 12‐months postpartum. Analyses used dyadic latent growth curve modeling informed by the actor–partner interdependence model. Mothers' sexual distress at 3‐months postpartum was clinically elevated and higher than their partner's. Mothers' sexual distress declined significantly over time, whereas partners' sexual distress remained low and stable. An individual's higher perceptions of CDC was significantly associated with their own (but not their partner's) lower sexual distress at 3‐months postpartum. No significant associations were found between CDC and change in sexual distress over time. How new parents jointly cope with stressors early in the postpartum period may lessen the distress they have about their sexuality at a time when most couples have just resumed sexual activity. Results identify CDC as a possible novel target for interventions aimed at helping couples manage sexual distress during the transition to parenthood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Resumen: Los padres recientes sufren una alteración significativa de sus relaciones sexuales, como menos deseo y frecuencia sexual, en comparación con el periodo anterior al embarazo. Se sabe muy poco acerca del distrés sexual que sienten los padres recientes en relación con estos cambios, cómo evoluciona el distrés sexual con el tiempo o cómo el afrontamiento del estrés se relaciona con este distrés. Las parejas de padres recientes que participan en un afrontamiento conjunto más adaptativo de los factores desencadenantes de estrés mutuos —afrontamiento diádico común — pueden ser más capaces de manejar el distrés relacionado con su sexualidad y, por lo tanto, sufrir menos distrés sexual tres meses después del parto, así como tener mejoras más marcadas con el tiempo. En 99 parejas de padres primerizos, analizamos la conexión entre el afrontamiento diádico común medido tres meses después del parto y las trayectorias de distrés sexual a lo largo de los 3, los 6 y los 12 meses después del parto. En los análisis se utilizó el modelo de curva de crecimiento latente diádico orientado por el modelo de interdependencia actor‐pareja. El distrés sexual de las madres tres meses después del parto fue clínicamente elevado y mayor que el de sus parejas. El distrés sexual de las madres disminuyó considerablemente con el tiempo, mientras que el distrés sexual de sus parejas se mantuvo bajo y estable. Las percepciones más elevadas de una persona con respecto al afrontamiento diádico común estuvieron asociadas considerablemente con su propio distrés sexual más bajo (pero no con el de sus parejas) tres meses después del parto. No se hallaron asociaciones significativas entre el afrontamiento diádico común y el cambio en el distrés sexual con el tiempo. La manera en la que los padres recientes afrontan conjuntamente los factores desencadenantes de estrés a principios del periodo de posparto puede disminuir el distrés que tienen por su sexualidad en un momento cuando la mayoría de las parejas acaban de reanudar su actividad sexual. Los resultados reconocen el afrontamiento diádico común como posible objetivo nuevo para las intervenciones orientadas a ayudar a las parejas a manejar el distrés sexual durante la transición a la paternidad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Chinese): | 摘要: 初为父母的人会经历性关系的严重破坏,比如与怀孕前相比性欲下降和性生活频率降低。对于刚做父母的人感受到的因这些变化引起的性生活方面的不如意,这种性生活的痛苦如何随着时间的推移而演变, 或者如何应对与这种痛苦相关的压力,这些我们都知之甚少。初为父母的夫妇如果能够较好适应, 一起应对相互的压力——共同的二元应对(CDC)——可能会更好地管理与他们的性行为相关的压力, 因此, 在产后3个月经历较少的性压抑, 随着时间的推移经历得到更显著的改善。在99对首次为人父母的夫妇中, 我们研究了产后3个月对共同二元应对 (CDC) 测量后的情况, 与产后3个月、6个月和12个月的性生活不如意的发展呢迹之间的联系。分析使用了由行动者‐伙伴相互依赖模型解释的二矢潜在增长曲线模型。产后3个月母亲的性生活不满度在临床表现上高于其伴侣。母亲的性压抑随着时间的推移显著下降, 而伴侣的性压抑保持在较低和稳定的水平。个人对CDC的较高认知与他们自己(而不是他们的伴侣)在产后3个月较低的性压抑显著相关。在CDC和性压抑随时间的变化之间没有发现显著的关联。初为父母的人在产后早期如何共同应对压力可能会减轻他们对性行为的痛苦, 而此阶段大多数夫妇刚刚恢复性生活。本研究结果确定了CDC作为一个可能的新的干预目标, 旨在帮助伴侣管理在过渡到为人父母的时期里的性生活方面的不如意。 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | New parents experience significant disruption to their sexual relationships such as lower desire and sexual frequency relative to prepregnancy. Little is known about the sexual distress new parents feel related to these changes, how sexual distress evolves over time, or how coping with stress relates to this distress. New parent couples who engage in more adaptive, joint coping with mutual stressors—common dyadic coping (CDC)—may be better able to manage distress related to their sexuality and thus, experience less sexual distress at 3‐months postpartum and experience more marked improvement over time. In 99 first‐time parent couples, we examined the link between CDC measured at 3‐months postpartum and trajectories of sexual distress across 3‐, 6‐, and 12‐months postpartum. Analyses used dyadic latent growth curve modeling informed by the actor–partner interdependence model. Mothers' sexual distress at 3‐months postpartum was clinically elevated and higher than their partner's. Mothers' sexual distress declined significantly over time, whereas partners' sexual distress remained low and stable. An individual's higher perceptions of CDC was significantly associated with their own (but not their partner's) lower sexual distress at 3‐months postpartum. No significant associations were found between CDC and change in sexual distress over time. How new parents jointly cope with stressors early in the postpartum period may lessen the distress they have about their sexuality at a time when most couples have just resumed sexual activity. Results identify CDC as a possible novel target for interventions aimed at helping couples manage sexual distress during the transition to parenthood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00147370 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/famp.12661 |
