Maternal Age at First Birth and Parental Support
Evidence From the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11290646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Goisis (0000-0002-3038-0337, University College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population Research and Policy Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0167-5923 • E-ISSN: 1573-7829 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11113-023-09818-7 |
| OpenAlex | W4386001736 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 54 |
Using nationally representative data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (n = 7396), we investigate whether the mother’s age at first birth is associated with the level of support she receives from her parents around the time of birth. We apply latent class analysis to construct a summary measure of five dimensions of parental support (contact with the mother, contact with the father, childcare, monetary transfers and financial support for buying essentials). The results show that parental support is negatively associated with maternal age at first birth, with older mothers being less likely than younger mothers to receive parental support. Adjustment for maternal socio-demographic characteristics and parental age partially attenuates the association. Given that parental support is positively associated with adult children’s well-being, labour force participation, and fertility the results suggest that integrating parental support into work investigating the causes and consequences of the timing of first births has the potential to enrich and expand our understanding of the costs and benefits of delaying childbearing towards older parental ages
Cohort · Cohort study · Developmental psychology · Fertility · Life course approach · Millennium Cohort Study (United States · Population · Social support · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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