Joint Regulation of Behavior: The Structure of the Construct at the Different Family Life Cycle Stages

The differences in structures of constructs of joint regulation of behavior and dynamics of family cohesion were demonstrated on the example of marital dyads, waiting for the 1st and 2nd child, and thus being at different stages of family life cycle. It was found that the tendency to over-unity is typical for the families waiting the 1st baby. And it is associated with less coordinated structures of joint regulation of behavior. The marital dyads waiting for the 2nd baby tend to diminish interpersonal distance more seldom. So the structure of their joint behavioral regulation is more coherent.