Exploring the Role of Playfulness, Social Support and Self Esteem in Coping with the Transition to Motherhood

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dc.contributor.advisorHoffman, Mary Annen_US
dc.contributor.authorCavanaugh, Anne Fentonen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-06-14T06:03:36Z
dc.date.available2006-06-14T06:03:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-04en_US
dc.description.abstractFirst time parenthood is a major transition in the lives of many young adults, and can lead to both positive and negative outcomes in terms of marital satisfaction and individual adjustment. New mothers are particularly at risk for declines in satisfaction and adjustment as they are often the primary caregivers. The current study examined the coping processes of 197 women in their first year of motherhood. Playfulness, social support and self esteem were examined as possible personal resources during this transition. Data were collected using a web based survey and analyzed with cluster and correlational analyses. Results suggested postpartum adjustment is unrelated to relationship satisfaction. Additionally, while the variables of interest, particularly playfulness, predicted a large amount of variance in relationship satisfaction, they only predicted a small amount of variance in postpartum adjustment. These findings will help counseling psychologists develop and implement interventions to help new mothers in this transition.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/3575
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Generalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMotherhooden_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPlayfulnessen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCopingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWomenen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPostpartum Adjustmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRelationship Satisfactionen_US
dc.titleExploring the Role of Playfulness, Social Support and Self Esteem in Coping with the Transition to Motherhooden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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