What Happens to Marital Satisfaction When Children Are Born

question 104

Multiple Choice

What happens to marital satisfaction when children are born?

• A) It goes up.
• B) It goes down.
• C) It goes up for the first child, but down for every child after that.
• D) It goes up for newlyweds, but down for older married couples.
• E) It depends on socioeconomic status.

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Definitions:

Personal Gain

Pursuing actions or decisions primarily for self-benefit or personal advantage.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A concept in social psychology that describes the discomfort felt by an individual who holds contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values.

Attitudes

Psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Conflict

A situation or internal state of discord arising from opposing or incompatible forces, desires, or interests.