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The influence of age, education or income, race or ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, pregnancy intentions, and maternal parity on the transition to parenthood are discussed, with emphasis on gender and changes in relationship satisfaction over time. In general, having demographics associated with more resources and social support predicts better coping with the transition to parenthood. However, it is not clear that the transition to parenthood is ever easy or without its challenges, no matter how well resourced or supported the parent(s) may be. Because of the effort usually required to obtain resources or support, having too much in the way of those benefits might not always predict better parenting because of having less time for direct interaction with the child.

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  1. Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, 90840-0501, USA

    Roudi Nazarinia Roy

  2. School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, 317 Justin Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA

    Walter R. Schumm & Sonya L. Britt

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Changes in Relationship Satisfaction over Time for New Parents versus Non Parents by Gender.

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Nazarinia Roy, R., Schumm, W.R., Britt, S.L. (2014). Demographics. In: Transition to Parenthood. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7768-6_5

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