Gender-Role Attitudes and Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood

Autor/inn/en	Katz-Wise, Sabra L.; Priess, Heather A.; Hyde, Janet S.
Titel	Gender-Role Attitudes and Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 46 (2010) 1, S.18-28 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0017820
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Sex Role; Fathers; Social Theories; Identification (Psychology); Parent Attitudes; Housework; Pregnancy; Child Rearing; Behavior Change; Attitude Change; Family Environment; Parent Role; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Geschlechterrolle; Gesellschaftstheorie; Elternverhalten; Hausarbeit; Schwangerschaft; Kindererziehung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Familienmilieu; Parental role; Elternrolle
Abstract	On the basis of social structural theory and identity theory, the current study examined changes in gender-role attitudes and behavior across the first-time transition to parenthood and following the birth of a second child for experienced mothers and fathers. Data were analyzed from the ongoing longitudinal Wisconsin Study of Families and Work. Gender-role attitudes, work and family identity salience, and division of household labor were measured for 205 first-time and 198 experienced mothers and fathers across 4 time points from 5 months pregnant to 12 months postpartum. Multilevel latent growth curve analysis was used to analyze the data. In general, parents became more traditional in their gender-role attitudes and behavior following the birth of a child, women changed more than men, and first-time parents changed more than experienced parents. Findings suggest that changes in gender-role attitudes and behavior following the birth of a child may be attributed to both the process of transitioning to parenthood for the first time and that of negotiating the demands of having a new baby in the family. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10