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Summary
Family functioning may be negatively influenced by mental health problems including Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A total of 250 couples who just had their first child together completed questionnaires regarding PTSD severity, couple functioning, and parenting stress, and at least one person in each couple had experienced traumatic life events. Results revealed that PTSD symptoms were negatively associated with couple functioning and parenting stress from both husbands' and wives' perspectives.
Citation
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Brick, T. R., Feinberg, M. E. (2017). A Dyadic Perspective on PTSD Symptoms' Associations With Couple Functioning and Parenting Stress in First-Time Parents. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 6, 117-132. doi:10.1037/cfp0000079