Tricia J. Burke, Lisa J. van Raalte, Jocelyn M. DeGroot
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Abstract
In this study, we explored two elements of communication – supportive coparenting and affection – that may relate to parents’ mental health (stress and depression) after the birth of their child. Parents (N = 233) completed an online questionnaire within 12 months of the birth of their child. Results indicated that supportive coparenting was associated with lower stress and depression, and that the relationship between supportive coparenting and depression was attenuated by affection. In contrast, affection was related to greater stress. It appears that affection has nuanced relationships with mental health indicators after the birth of a child.
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Communication Reports (CR), published biannually since 1988, is one of two scholarly journals of the Western States Communication Association (WSCA). The journal publishes original manuscripts that are short, data/text-based, and related to the broadly defined field of human communication. The mission of the journal is to showcase exemplary scholarship without censorship based on topics, methods, or analytical tools. Articles that are purely speculative or theoretical, and not data analytic, are not appropriate for this journal. Authors are expected to devote a substantial portion of the manuscript to analyzing and reporting research data.