Families, Systems, & Health, Vol 41(4), Dec 2023, 434-442; doi:10.1037/fsh0000800
Introduction: Understanding differences in perceived family functioning between pregnant women and their partners can protect and promote women’s health. The purpose of this study was to examine consistency and differences in perceived family functioning within pregnant woman–partner dyads in China and explore correlates of effective family functioning. Method: From 2020 to 2021, 175 pregnant women and husband dyads (100% Han nationality, Mage = 30.3 [4.5] years) were recruited from the women’s psychological clinic of Changsha Hospital for Maternal & Child Health Care using convenience sampling. We assessed family functioning and depression and anxiety symptoms. We examined consistency and differences in perceived family functioning between pregnant women and their husbands. Results: Most pregnant women (76.6%) and husbands (71.4%) perceived their family functioning as effective. Pregnant women and their husbands shared poor consistency in family functioning, with an intraclass correlation of 0.25 and most weighted kappa coefficients of individual items