Predicting Spouses’ Perceptions of Their Parenting Alliance

Authors: Farrah M. Hughes; Kristina Coop Gordon; Lowell Gaertner

Source: Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 66, Number 2, May 2004 , pp. 506-514(9)

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Abstract:

This study used marital- and individual-level variables to predict spouses’ perceived parenting alliance. One hundred married couples completed measures of parenting alliance, marital consensus, marital power, and depression. Analyses revealed that marital consensus was a significant predictor of parenting alliance for both parents, and that depression also was a significant predictor for wives. Analyses using both spouses’ data indicated that wives’ perceptions of consensus and depression significantly predicted both spouses’ parenting alliance, suggesting that wives are the barometer of the marital relationship ( Floyd & Markman, 1983) and of the parenting relationship as well. Implications for research are discussed.

Keywords: coparenting; depression; marital conflict; marital efficacy; marital power; parenting alliance

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00016.x

Affiliations: 1: University of Tennessee

Publication date: 2004-05-01