El Ghaziri, Nahema; Darwiche, Joëlle; Antonietti, Jean-Philippe; Orth, Ulrich (2021). Importance of self-esteem for the parental couple: Testing for actor and partner effects. Family relations, 70(4), pp. 1055-1072. Wiley 10.1111/fare.12532
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Objective: This study investigated the actor and partner effects of self-esteem on the quality of the parental couple relationships: the romantic relationship and the coparental relationship. The mediating role of romantic quality also was considered. Background: Previous findings suggest that self-esteem affects the quality of the romantic relationship. Yet few studies have focused on self-esteem in the parental couple or explored self-esteem related to the coparental relationship, both of which play a significant role in the nature of the family unit. Method: Using data from two independent samples (including 2,549 couples), actor–partner interdependence models were tested to analyze the effects of self-esteem on both relationships of the parental couple. Results: Parents with high self-esteem reported higher romantic quality, as did their partner. Self-esteem also showed actor and partner effects on negative coparenting. Accordingly, parents with high self-esteem reported fewer conflicts about the child and fewer undermining behaviors. In contrast, the link between self-esteem and positive coparenting received little support. However, when mothers had high self-esteem, they engaged more frequently in positive coparental behaviors, such as including the father. Finally, romantic relationship quality mediated the actor and partner effects of self-esteem on negative coparenting. Conclusion: Having high self-esteem appears to be a couple resource with beneficial effects for both parents. Implications: Improving parents’ self-esteem could be an important gateway for enhancing the functioning of families with romantic and coparental difficulties.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Developmental Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Orth, Ulrich |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
ISSN: |
1741-3729 |
Publisher: |
Wiley |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Ulrich Orth |
Date Deposited: |
13 Oct 2021 14:15 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:53 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/fare.12532 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/159750 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/159750 |
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