Little Kathleen K, Sockol Laura E
Department of Psychology, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, United States.
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.
Front Psychol. 2020 Aug 28;11:2068. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02068. eCollection 2020.
An important element of well-being during the transition to parenthood is new parents' relationships with their partners and babies. Attachment theory posits that early caregiving experiences influence close relationships throughout the lifespan. Disruptions to the parent-child relationship, such as parental divorce or separation, may therefore have intergenerational effects as adult children of divorce navigate changes in their later relationships. This study examined whether new parents who have experienced a divorce or separation in their family of origin report greater romantic relationship dissatisfaction or impairment in the parent-infant bond during the early postpartum period, and if these associations are mediated by adult attachment. First-time parents of infants through 6 months of age ( = 94) completed measures of adult attachment, romantic relationship satisfaction, and parent-infant bonding. New parents who had experienced parental divorce or separation did not differ from those from intact families with regard to romantic relationship satisfaction, parent-infant bonding, attachment anxiety, or attachment avoidance. Attachment anxiety and avoidance were both associated with romantic relationship dissatisfaction and greater impairment in the parent-infant bond. These findings suggest that the experience of parental divorce or separation, in and of itself, does not confer increased risk for negative relational outcomes among new parents. Securely attached adults, regardless of their own parents' marital status, report more positive relationships with their partners and infants during the early postpartum period.
为人父母过渡阶段幸福感的一个重要因素是新父母与其伴侣及婴儿的关系。依恋理论认为，早期的养育经历会影响一生的亲密关系。因此，亲子关系的破裂，如父母离婚或分居，可能会产生代际影响，因为离婚家庭的成年子女在后来的关系中会经历变化。本研究调查了在原生家庭中经历过离婚或分居的新父母在产后早期是否报告了更高的浪漫关系不满或亲子关系受损，以及这些关联是否由成人依恋所介导。6个月及以下婴儿的初为人父母者（=94）完成了成人依恋、浪漫关系满意度和亲子关系的测量。经历过父母离婚或分居的新父母在浪漫关系满意度、亲子关系、依恋焦虑或依恋回避方面与来自完整家庭的新父母没有差异。依恋焦虑和回避都与浪漫关系不满和亲子关系更大程度的受损有关。这些发现表明，父母离婚或分居的经历本身并不会增加新父母出现负面关系结果的风险。安全型依恋的成年人，无论其父母的婚姻状况如何，在产后早期与伴侣和婴儿的关系都更积极。
