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Effects of parenting support groups on social support, marital support, and perceptions of infants

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dc.contributor.authorBaker-Thomas, Stephanie G.en
dc.contributor.committeechairZeskind, Philip S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberClum, George A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCarlson, Caryn L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLa Berge, Ann F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, Russell T.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:38:47Zen
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:38:47Zen
dc.date.issued1988en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the relationships among prepartum parenting support groups, social support, marital support, and maternal perceptions of infants. The subjects were 20 prospective first-time parents; nine of the 20 women attended the workshops with their husbands. Subjects completed measures of social support number and satisfaction (SSQ-S and SSQ-N), marital support (MAT), and perceptions of infants (NPI) at three times: prepartum, at one week postpartum, and at 8 weeks postpartum. Social support number and satisfaction, and marital support, were stable and highly correlated with each other at all three times. None of the support variables predicted perceptions of infants. Postpartum perceptions of infants were significantly more positive than prepartum perceptions, most likely due to increased experience with infants. Women with low levels of marital support were significantly more likely to experience Cesarean section birth. The design of this study was modest, utilizing no control group. Results are discussed in light of this limitation.en
dc.description.adminincomplete_metadataen
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentvi, 159 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49923en
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 19658706en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1988.B3437en
dc.subject.lcshParenting -- Study and teachingen
dc.subject.lcshHelping behavioren
dc.subject.lcshSocial interactionen
dc.titleEffects of parenting support groups on social support, marital support, and perceptions of infantsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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