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Is the Relationship Between Marital Adjustment and Parenting Stress Mediated or Moderated by Parenting Alliance?

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Camisasca, Elena
Miragoli, Sarah
Di Blasio, Paola

Abstract / Description

The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating and moderating effects of parenting alliance on the relationship between marital adjustment, as represented by the dimensions dyadic consensus, dyadic satisfaction, dyadic cohesion, and affectional expression, and maternal and paternal stress. Self-report data were gathered from 236 Italian families (236 mothers: M = 40.9; SD = 4.4 and 236 fathers: M = 42.9; SD = 4.8) of children aged 6–11 years (M = 8.6; SD = 1.7). A set of regression analyses were conducted to examine whether parenting alliance mediates or moderates the relationship between marital adjustment and parenting stress. Regression analyses were consistent with a model of coparenting as a mediator but not as a moderator of the relationship between marital adjustment and parenting stress. In the case of mothers, parenting alliance mediates the relationships between two dimensions of marital adjustment (dyadic consensus and dyadic cohesion) on parenting stress; in the case of fathers, parenting alliance serves as a mediator of the relationship between the marital adjustment (in terms of dyadic satisfaction) and parenting stress. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.

Keyword(s)

marital adjustment parenting alliance parenting stress mediation moderation

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Date of first publication

2014-05-28

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

10

Issue

2

Page numbers

235–254

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Camisasca, E., Miragoli, S., & Di Blasio, P. (2014). Is the Relationship Between Marital Adjustment and Parenting Stress Mediated or Moderated by Parenting Alliance? Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(2), 235–254. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i2.724
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Camisasca, Elena
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Miragoli, Sarah
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Di Blasio, Paola
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T09:59:08Z
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    2018-11-21T09:59:08Z
  • Date of first publication
    2014-05-28
  • Abstract / Description
    The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating and moderating effects of parenting alliance on the relationship between marital adjustment, as represented by the dimensions dyadic consensus, dyadic satisfaction, dyadic cohesion, and affectional expression, and maternal and paternal stress. Self-report data were gathered from 236 Italian families (236 mothers: M = 40.9; SD = 4.4 and 236 fathers: M = 42.9; SD = 4.8) of children aged 6–11 years (M = 8.6; SD = 1.7). A set of regression analyses were conducted to examine whether parenting alliance mediates or moderates the relationship between marital adjustment and parenting stress. Regression analyses were consistent with a model of coparenting as a mediator but not as a moderator of the relationship between marital adjustment and parenting stress. In the case of mothers, parenting alliance mediates the relationships between two dimensions of marital adjustment (dyadic consensus and dyadic cohesion) on parenting stress; in the case of fathers, parenting alliance serves as a mediator of the relationship between the marital adjustment (in terms of dyadic satisfaction) and parenting stress. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Camisasca, E., Miragoli, S., & Di Blasio, P. (2014). Is the Relationship Between Marital Adjustment and Parenting Stress Mediated or Moderated by Parenting Alliance? Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(2), 235–254. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i2.724
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/892
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1084
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i2.724
  • Keyword(s)
    marital adjustment
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  • Keyword(s)
    parenting alliance
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  • Keyword(s)
    parenting stress
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  • Keyword(s)
    mediation
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  • Keyword(s)
    moderation
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Is the Relationship Between Marital Adjustment and Parenting Stress Mediated or Moderated by Parenting Alliance?
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    2
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    235–254
  • Volume
    10
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