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References on Boundaries in Marriage

From: Leit, L.S. (2005). Boundary Disturbances in Marriage: Links with Triadic Family Interactions Masters Thesis supervised by Dr. Deborah Jacobvitz at the UT at Austin.

 

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Belsky, J., & Rovine, M. (1990). Patterns of marital change across the transition to parenthood: Pregnancy to three years postpartum. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 5–19.

 

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Cummings, E. M., & Davies, P. T. (1994). Maternal depression and child development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 35, 73-112.

 

Cummings, M. E., & O’Reilly, A. W. (1997). Fathers in family context: Effects of marital quality on child adjustment. In M.E. Lamb (Ed.), The Role of the Father in Child Development (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.

 

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Dumas, J. E. & LaFreniere, P. J. (1993). Mother—child relationships as sources of support or stress: A comparison of competent, average, aggressive, and anxious dyads. Child Development, 64, 1732-1754.

 

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Fish, M., Belsky, J., & Youngblade, L. (1991). Developmental antecedents and measurement of intergenerational boundary violations in a non-clinic sample. Journal of Family Psychology, 4, 278-297.

 

Fullinwider-Bush, N., & Jacobvitz, D.B. (1994). The transition to young adulthood: Generational boundary dissolution and female identity development. Family Process, 32, 82-103.

 

Gable, S., Belsky, J., & Crnic, K. (1992). Marriage, parenting, and child development: Progress and prospects. Journal of Family Psychology, 5, 276- 294. Gardner, F. E. M. (1994). The quality of joint activity between mothers and their children with behaviour problems. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 35, 935-948.

 

Gottman, J. M. (1979). Marital interactions: Experimental investigations. New York, NY: Academic Press.

 

Gottman, J.M. (1994). What predicts divorce. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

 

Gottman, J. M., Coan, J., Carrere, S. & Swanson, C. (1998). Predicting marital happiness and stability from newlywed interaction. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 5-22.

 

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Haley, J. (1976). Problem-Solving Therapy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Harold, G. T., Fincham, F. D., Osborne, L. N., & Conger, R. D. (1997). Mom and Dad are at it again: Adolescent perceptions of marital conflict and adolescent psychological distress. Developmental Psychology, 33 (2), 333- 350.

Hart, C. H., DeWolf, D. M., Wozniak, P. & Burts, D. C. (1992). Maternal and paternal disciplinary styles: Relations with preschoolers’ playground behavioral orientations and peer status. Child Development, 63, 879-892.

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Heinicke, C. M., & Guthrie, D. (1996). Prebirth marital interactions and postbirth marital development. Infant Mental Health Journal, 17, 140–151.

Hill, R. (1949). Families under Stress. New York, NY: Harper and Row.


Hobbs, D. F. Jr. (1965). Parenthood as crisis: A third study. Journal of Marriage & the Family, 27(3), 367-372.

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Jacobvitz, D., & Sroufe, L.A., (1987). The early caregiver-child relationship and Attention Deficit Disorder with hyperactivity in kindergarten: A prospective study. Child Development, 58, 1488-1495.

 

Jacobvitz, D.B., Morgan, E., Kretchmar, M., & Morgan, Y. (1991). The transmission of mother-child boundary disturbances across three generations. Development and Psychopathology, 3, 513-527.

 

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Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., Curran, M.A., & Hitchens, K. (2004). Observations of early triadic family interactions: Boundary disturbances in the family predict symptoms of depression, anxiety, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in middle childhood. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 577-592.

 

Jacobvitz, D., Leon, K., & Hazen, N. (2004). Does expectant mothers’ unresolved trauma predict frightening maternal behavior? Risk and protective factors. Manuscript submitted for publication.

 

Johnson, M. D., Cohan, C. L., & Davila, J. (2005). Problem-solving skills and affective expressions as predictors of change in marital satisfaction. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 73(1), 15-27.

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