Fertility History and Physical and Mental Health Changes in European Older Adults
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 11295071 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Katherine Keenan (0000-0002-9670-1607, University of St Andrews, autor de correspondencia), Emily Grundy (0000-0002-4059-0311), Emily M D Grundy (0000-0002-9633-1116, Institute for Social and Economic Research) |
| Año | 2019 |
| Volumen | 35 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 459-485 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2019-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0168-6577 • E-ISSN: 1572-9885 |
| Editorial | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10680-018-9489-x |
| PMID | 31372101 |
| OpenAlex | W2801104204 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 23 |
| Referencias citadas | 72 |
Previous studies have shown that aspects of reproductive history, such as earlier parenthood and high parity, are associated with poorer health in mid and later life. However, it is unclear which dimensions of health are most affected by reproductive history, and whether the pattern of associations varies for measures of physical, psychological and cognitive health. Such variation might provide more insight into possible underlying mechanisms. We use longitudinal data for men and women aged 50-79 years in ten European countries from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe to analyse associations between completed fertility history and self-reported and observed health indicators measured 2-3 years apart (functional limitations, chronic diseases, grip strength, depression and cognition), adjusting for socio-demographic, and health factors at baseline. Using multiple imputation and pattern mixture modelling, we tested the robustness of estimates to missing data mechanisms. The results are partly consistent with previous studies and show that women who became mothers before age 20 had worse functional health at baseline and were more likely to suffer functional health declines. Parents of 4 or more children had worse physical, psychological and cognitive health at baseline and were more likely to develop circulatory disease over the follow-up period. Men who delayed fatherhood until age 35 or later had better health at baseline but did not experience significantly different health declines. This study improves our understanding of linkages between fertility histories and later life health and possible implications of changes in fertility patterns for population health. However, research ideally using prospective life course data is needed to further elucidate possible mechanisms, considering interactions with partnership histories, health behaviour patterns and socio-economic trajectories
Environmental health · Fertility · Mental health · Physical health · Population · Psychiatry · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
Family Size Across the Life Course and Cognitive Decline in Older Mexican Adults
Childlessness and Health Among Older Adults
Fertility History and Risk of Cognitive Impairment Among Older Parents in the United States
Fertility History and Cognitive Function in Late Life
A study of the effect of number of children on depression among rural older women
Reciprocal associations between parenthood and mental well-being – a prospective analysis from age 16 to 52 years
Women’s childbearing histories and their alcohol use at midlife
Gender inequalities in the association between parenthood and health
Is the relationship between men's age at first birth and midlife health changing? Evidence from two British cohorts
Parental status in later life and parents’ risk of cognitive impairment
The Role of Fertility in the Demography of Grandparenthood
Childbearing Biographies and Midlife Women’s Health
Child rearing or childbearing? Risk of cardiovascular diseases associated to parity and number of children
(Grand)childlessness and depression across men and women’s stages of later life
The More the Merrier? The Causal Effect of High Fertility on Later-Life Loneliness in Eastern Europe
Fertility History and Biomarkers Using Prospective Data
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Functional Limitations Among U.S.-born Older Adults
Research Note
Fertility behaviors and mid-late-life health status in China
Grandparental support and maternal depression
Number of children and disability pension due to mental and musculoskeletal disorders
Gender differences in the association between parity and cognitive function
Health in early adulthood and fertility
Statistical Analysis With Missing Data
Human longevity at the cost of reproductive success
Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers
Midlife Hand Grip Strength as a Predictor of Old Age Disability
The Long-Term Consequences of Childbearing
Demographic and medical consequences of the postponement of parenthood
Inference and missing data
Data Resource Profile
Women's fertility and mortality in late mid life
Early maternal age at first birth is associated with chronic diseases and poor physical performance in older age
Fertility History and Cognition in Later Life
Three worlds of welfare capitalism or more? A state-of-the-art report
Family Trajectories and Health
Is young fatherhood causally related to midlife mortality? A sibling fixed-effect study in Finland
Mothering alone
Work-family life courses and metabolic markers in mid-life
A new definition of maternal depletion syndrome
Change Scores as Dependent Variables in Regression Analysis
The relationship between childbearing and transitions from marriage and cohabitation in Britain
The Educational Consequences of Teen Childbearing
Pathways of Early Fatherhood, Marriage, and Employment
Lifetime Childlessness, Depressive Mood and Quality of Life Among Older Europeans
Age at First Birth and Later Life Health in Western and Eastern Europe
Becoming a Young Parent
What teen mothers know
Fertility history and health in later life
Lifelong Socio Economic Position and biomarkers of later life health
Depression, parenthood, and age at first birth
Parenthood and trajectories of change in body weight over the life course
Reproductive history and post-reproductive mortality
Fertility history and cause-specific mortality
Reproductive history and mortality later in life
Number of children and later-life mortality among Finns born 1938-50
Childbearing history, later-life health, and mortality in Germany
Fertility history, health, and health changes in later life
Family Life History and Late Mid-Life Mortality in Norway
Advancing Age, Advantaged Youth
Statistical Analysis with Missing Data
Pathways from fertility history to later life health
Interacting Effects of Multiple Roles on Women's Health
Growing up Fast
Early Childbearing, Marital Status, and Women's Health and Mortality after Age 50
Age at First Birth, Health, and Mortality
Parenthood, Childlessness, and Well-Being
Young Fatherhood and Subsequent Disadvantage in the United Kingdom
Partners in health? Exploring resemblance in health between partners in married and cohabiting couples
Parenthood, Marital Status, and Well-Being in Later Life
| Obras citantes distintas | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 3,29 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 23 |