Overview
- Examines the transition to parenthood from a multidisciplinary perspective, informed by the approach of positive psychology
- Introduces new issues of the transition of parenthood and to infertility from a holistic developmental approach
- Challenges the existential and affective aspects of parenting, discussing aspects of parenting in relation to broader life challenges and projects
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
Keywords
- Life Transitions
- Coping with Infertility
- Reproductive Psychology
- Parenthood and Positive Psychology
- Personal Growth
- Aspects of Fertility Preservation
- Fertility Treatment
- Media and Fertility
- Surrogate Motherhood and Psychological Adaption
- Resilience to Prenatal Stress
- Hetero-Gay Family
- Sex Selection of Future Children
- Parenthood and Mental Health Issues
- Analyzing Parenthood
- Health Promotion and the Transition to Parenthood
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pathways and Barriers to Parenthood
Book Subtitle: Existential Concerns Regarding Fertility, Pregnancy, and Early Parenthood
Editors: Orit Taubman – Ben-Ari
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24864-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24863-5Published: 11 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24866-6Published: 12 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24864-2Published: 25 September 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 341
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Positive Psychology, Quality of Life Research, Developmental Psychology