Stability and Change in Motherhood Status and Fertility Problem Identification: Implications for Changes in Self-Esteem
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | BlueCross BlueShield of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA, Oklahoma State University, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA |
| ANO | 2020 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Journal of Family Issues |
| ISSN | 0192-513X |
| E-ISSN | 1552-5481 |
| EDITORA | Annual Reviews (United States) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x19894349 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
Because motherhood is a valued status, the life course perspective and the theory of conjunctural action suggest the following hypotheses: for women in the United States, gaining the valued identity 'mother' should lead to an increase in self-esteem, while identification with a fertility problem identity should lead to a decrease in self-esteem. Using the nationally representative two-wave National Survey of Fertility Barriers (NSFB), we conducted change-score analysis with chained multiple imputation (MICE) to model attrition. We compared changes in self-esteem by change and stability in motherhood and self-identified fertility problem status among women who initially had no children. Results provide support for the hypotheses. All but one group—those who no longer identified a problem and who had a baby—had declines in self-esteem. Women who persisted with a fertility problem identity and did not have a baby had the steepest decline in self-esteem.