Couples typically experience a drop in marital satisfaction after the birth of a first child. In a longitudinal study that followed two cohorts of participants (Lawrence et al., 2008), marital satisfaction continued to drop up to ____.?

a. ?the first child’s 7th birthday
b. ?the first child’s 15th birthday
c. ?the birth of the second child
d. ?the child’s departure for college


ANSWER:
b

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