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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/kjcs.2016.37.4.47

Trajectories of Marital Satisfaction of Married Couples From Childbirth to 5 Years Postpartum: The Panel Study of Korea Children 2008-2012  

Kim, Yeon Ha (Department of Child and Family Studies, Kyung Hee University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.37, no.4, 2016 , pp. 47-56 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to explore marital satisfaction changes of married couples from childbirth to 5 years postpartum using the data from the Panel Study of Korean Children 2008-2012. Methods: A total of 2,072 coupes were followed longitudinally during the first 5 years after childbirth. Their repeatedly measured marital satisfaction were analyzed with growth modeling analyses. Results: Husbands and wives had different marital satisfaction trajectories regarding the rate of change and initial marital satisfaction scores. Further, the facets of postpartum marital satisfactions change varied depending on the couples' first, second, and third (or more) birth(s). Conclusion: In general, Korean married couples' marital satisfaction has a decreasing tendency after childbirth. Fathers' marital satisfaction is generally higher but more rapidly decreases compared to mothers' marital satisfaction. Also, couples after first child birth experience a faster decline of marital satisfaction compared to couples after second or third (or more) birth(s).
Keywords
married couples' marital satisfaction; childbirth; growth modeling analysis;
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