ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019
A Close and Supportive Interparental Bond During Pregnancy Predicts Greater Decline in Sexual Activity From Pregnancy to Postpartum: Applying an Evolutionary Perspective.
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- Do psychological flexibility and interparental mutually responsive orientation reduce postpartum parenting stress and coparenting difficulties?Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2025Article
- Comparison of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in postpartum women with and without pain: a network analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The role of the perception of partner support in sexual satisfaction and sexual quality of life of primigravidas.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
- Quality of Life and Sexual Satisfaction in the Early Period of Motherhood-A Cross-Sectional Preliminary Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Putative Mental, Physical, and Social Mechanisms of Hormonal Influences on Postpartum Sexuality.Current sexual health reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
A common topic for advice given to parents after childbirth - both from relationship experts and popular media - is how to "bounce back" to one's pre-pregnancy sexuality, with warnings that postpartum declines in sexual frequency will take a serious toll on one's relationship. However, these admonishments may not accurately reflect the ways in which the unique reproductive context of pregnancy and the postpartum transition alter associations between sexual frequency and relationship quality. Evolutionary perspectives on reproductive strategies would suggest that in the postpartum context, decreased sexual activity would help target parental investment in the current offspring (rather than creating new offspring); however, if the parental relationship is lacking in intimacy and support, continued sexual activity may help seal the cracks in the bond. We tested this theory in a longitudinal dyadic study of changes in relationship quality and sexual frequency from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum among 159 heterosexual couples. We found that across three different measures of relationship quality taken from interviews and behavioral observation of couple interactions,
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