JOINT REGULATION OF SPOUSES' BEHAVIOR AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF FAMILY LIFE CYCLE

Conversion from the study of individual regulation of behavior to joint one is substantiated. The construct of "joint regulation of behavior", defining as a process of mutual adjustment and regulatory resources coordination of the partners interacting in the actual situation, is proposed. It is assumed that the structure of the construct shows the specific character of this adjustment and coordination. In addition, it is proposed that the collective subject is the ontological carrier of behavior joint regulation. The structure of joint regulation of behavior construct is demonstrated by the example of dynamics of family cohesion and individual resources matching - variables that stand for control of spouses' behavior during the pregnancy. The tendency to over - cohesion is associated with less coordinated joint regulation of behavior. The differences in dynamics of family cohesion, individual control of behavior levels and structures of joint regulation of behavior constructs were demonstrated by the example of marital dyads, waiting for the 1-st and 2-nd child, and thus being at different stages of family life cycle.