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The Role of Sanctification of Parenting in Married Couples' Perceptions of Coparenting

LeRoy, Michelle Ann

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Contributing to the theory of sanctification, the overarching goal of this thesis was to examine whether the sanctification of parenting directly relates to perceptions of the coparenting relationship and whether such links are moderated by marital quality. The first primary question concerned direct associations between sanctification of parenting, and self-reported coparenting dynamics between first-time parents with one-year-old infants. A second primary question was whether different dimensions of marital relationship quality moderate the associations between sanctification of parenting and perceptions of the coparenting. A third question was to examine the respective unique effects of sanctification of parenting and general marital quality in predicting various aspects of coparenting. As hypothesized, sanctification was positively related to higher levels of solidarity for both mothers and fathers. Contrary to the hypothesis, there were no significant relationships between sanctification and perceived support from spouse for either mothers or for fathers. There were no significant differences between higher and lower sanctifying parents on reported levels of spousal criticism and disapproval with regard to parenting for mothers or for fathers. Higher sanctifying parents were more likely to report higher levels of solidarity in their coparenting relationships as compared to lower sanctifying parents, even when controlling for level of conflict in the marital relationship. Interestingly, for fathers (but not mothers), higher levels of sanctification were related to less undermining when marital conflict was controlled. Higher sanctifying mothers were more likely to report higher levels of solidarity in their coparenting relationships as compared to lower sanctifying mothers, even when controlling for level of love in the marital relationship. Analyses detected only one moderator effect, specifically, for mothers, love significantly moderated the relationship between sanctification of parenting and undermining. Additionally it appears that sanctification provides an additional benefit to happily married mothers with regard to decreased experiences of undermining in the context of high functioning marriages as measured by higher levels of love.
Annette Mahoney, PhD (Committee Chair)
Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD (Committee Member)
Alfred DeMaris, PhD (Committee Member)
85 p.

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  • LeRoy, M. A. (2009). The Role of Sanctification of Parenting in Married Couples' Perceptions of Coparenting [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1237605161

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • LeRoy, Michelle. The Role of Sanctification of Parenting in Married Couples' Perceptions of Coparenting. 2009. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1237605161.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • LeRoy, Michelle. "The Role of Sanctification of Parenting in Married Couples' Perceptions of Coparenting." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1237605161

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)