Claxton Amy, Perry-Jenkins Maureen
Department of Psychology, 604 Tobin Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.
J Marriage Fam. 2008 Feb 1;70(1):28-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00459.x.
This study examines changes in leisure patterns across the transition to parenthood for dual-earner, working-class couples, as well as the relationship between leisure and marital quality. To this end, 147 heterosexual couples were interviewed across the transition to parenthood. Findings indicate that during the transition to parenthood, husbands and wives experience an initial decline in leisure, followed by a gradual incline after the wife's return to work. Overall, wives who reported more shared leisure prenatally also reported more marital love and less conflict 1 year later. Husbands with more independent leisure prenatally reported less love and more conflict 1 year later. Conclusions suggest leisure time is integral to well-functioning marriages, with effects lasting throughout the first year of parenthood.
本研究考察了双职工、工人阶级夫妇在为人父母的转变过程中休闲模式的变化，以及休闲与婚姻质量之间的关系。为此，研究人员在147对异性恋夫妇为人父母的转变过程中对他们进行了访谈。研究结果表明，在为人父母的转变过程中，丈夫和妻子的休闲时间最初会减少，之后随着妻子重返工作岗位又会逐渐增加。总体而言，产前报告有更多共同休闲时光的妻子，在产后1年也报告有更多的夫妻恩爱和更少的冲突。产前有更多独立休闲时间的丈夫，在产后1年报告的夫妻恩爱更少，冲突更多。研究结论表明，休闲时间对于良好运转的婚姻至关重要，其影响贯穿为人父母的第一年。
