A Global Perspective on Happiness and Fertility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4121952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Margolis (0000-0002-3331-591X, California University of Pennsylvania), Mikko Myrskylä (0000-0003-4995-027X, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-56 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2011.00389.x |
| PMID | 21714198 |
| OpenAlex | W2135109840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 110 |
| References cited | 53 |
The literature on fertility and happiness has neglected comparative analysis. we investigate the fertility/happiness association using data from the world values Surveys for 86 countries. we fnd that, globally, happiness decreases with the number of children. this association, however, is strongly modifed by individual and contextual factors. most importantly, we find that the association between happiness and fertility evolves from negative to neutral to positive above age 40, and is strongest among those who are likely to beneft most from upward intergenerational transfers. in addition, analyses by welfare regime show that the negative fertility/ happiness association for younger adults is weakest in countries with high public support for families, and the positive association above age 40 is strongest in countries where old-age support depends mostly on the family. overall these results suggest that children are a long-term investment in well-being, and highlight the importance of the life-cycle stage and contextual factors in explaining the happiness/fertility association
Association (psychology) · Demographic economics · Economics · Family planning · Fertility · Happiness · Perspective (graphical) · Population · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Welfare · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Global Health Care Issues · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Maternal Age
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Aging and Family Relationships among Aymara, Mapuche and Non-Indigenous People
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The association between reproductive history and the multidimensional health of older adults in rural China and its gender differences
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Parenthood on Later-Life Happiness
Satisfaction with life and its predictive factors in a cohort of fathers 24-months postpartum
Life satisfaction amongst working parents
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Does China's residential mobility reduce fertility intentions? The mediating role of well-being
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The biomedicalisation of reproductive ageing
Subjective well-being of current and former elite athletes in the German armed forces
Is perceived inability to procreate associated with life satisfaction? Evidence from a German panel study
The Relationship between Familizing and Individualizing Policies and Mental Health in Parents in Europe
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Parental happiness and social policy in Asia
Housing and subjective well-being of older adults in Europe
Social value of the child in the global south
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Quasi-experimental evidence for the causal link between fertility and subjective well-being
Children, unhappiness and family finances
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Family Constellations and Life Satisfaction in Europe
Religiosity and Overall Life Satisfaction
Is reproductive agency associated with subjective well-being? A population-based cross-sectional study among men and women in four sub-Saharan African countries using the World Values Survey
Gender inequalities in the association between parenthood and health
Exploring the Impact of Health Care Provider Cultural Competence on New Immigrant Health-Related Quality of Life
Religious minority identity associates with stress and psychological health among Muslim and Hindu women in Bangladesh and London
Universal Health Coverage and Fertility
Mother–Child Religious Affiliation Discordance and Mother's Psychosocial Wellbeing in a Rural Sub‐Saharan Setting
Unrealized Educational Expectations and Mental Health
Life Satisfaction and Individual Willingness to Pay for Crime Reduction
Parenthood and Well‐Being
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The Parenthood Happiness Puzzle
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When is the Second One Coming? The Effect of Couple’s Subjective Well-Being Following the Onset of Parenthood
Stable Marital Histories Predict Happiness and Health Across Educational Groups
Work–Family Conflict Moderates the Relationship Between Childbearing and Subjective Well-Being
Parenthood and Life Satisfaction in Europe
The Estimation of Fertility Effects on Happiness
Parenthood and Women’s Subjective Well-being in a Low-income, High-fertility Context
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Trends and Levels in Men’s and Women’s Fertility Goals in the United States
Family size and old-age wellbeing
Childlessness and upward intergenerational support
Social support, rural/urban residence, and depressive symptoms among Chinese adults
Mothering Experiences
Counting on Potential Grandparents? Adult Children’s Entry Into Parenthood Across European Countries
Fertility and Life Satisfaction in Rural Ethiopia
Happiness
The Role of Family Orientations in Shaping the Effect of Fertility on Subjective Well-being
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The Psychological Benefits of Marriage and Children in Rural Malawi
How Parents Fare
Parental age and offspring mortality
Family Life History and Late Mid-Life Mortality in Norway
How Do Older Parents With One Child Live? The Well-Being of Chinese Elders Affected by the One-Child Policy
Married and cohabiting parents' well-being
Does the association between children and happiness vary by level of religiosity? The evidence from Israel
Happy parents' tweets
Parents' subjective well-being after their first child and declining fertility expectations
Motherhood penalty' and 'fatherhood premium'? Fertility effects on parents in China
Does it take a village to raise a child
Reproductive Decisions of the 1970-1984 Cohort Born in Lithuania
Mothering and Stress during Covid-19
Parental Status and Subjective Well-Being Among Currently Married Individuals in China
Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health
Women of the 1950s and the “Normative” Life Course
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Pattern of Human Concerns
Family Ties & Aging
Parenthood and Psychological Well-Being
Swedish and Lithuanian employed women's subjective well‐being
The importance of social circumstances for Swedish women's subjective wellbeing
The Impact of the Family on Health
The Empirical Analysis of East German Fertility after Unification
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
Transition to Parenthood
Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century
Research in the Interweave of Social Roles, Vol. 3
Thinking About the Family
A Theory of the Value of Children
Lags and Leads in Life Satisfaction
How Important is Methodology for the Estimates of the Determinants of Happiness
The Emergence of Lowest‐Low Fertility in Europe During the 1990s
Toward a Theory of Role Accumulation
Happily Ever After? Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce, and Happiness in Germany
Partner + Children = Happiness? The Effects of Partnerships and Fertility on Well-Being
Subjective well-being
The ABC of demographic behaviour
A Theory of Fertility
Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World
Parenthood and Psychological Well-being in Finland
Marital Quality and Conflict Across the Transition to Parenthood in African American and White Couples
Gender, Parenthood, and Anger
Childless Elderly
Is Zero Preferred? American Attitudes toward Childlessness in the 1970s
The Value of Children in the United States
Anomia among Employed Wives and Housewives
Parental Role Strains, Salience of Parental Identity and Gender Differences in Psychological Distress
Hardship and Depression
Sex Differences in Psychological Distress Among Married People
Social Roles, Sex Roles and Psychological Distress
Stigma Management among the Voluntarily Childless
Becoming Mothers and Fathers
Pathways to Childlessness and Late-Life Outcomes
Infertility and Life Satisfaction Among Women
The Effect of Parenting Stress on Marital Quality
The Perceived Burden of Children
Gender Differences in Parental Strain
Parenthood and Psychological Well-Being
Transitions to Parenthood
Social Support Networks and Loneliness Among Elderly Jews in Russia and Ukraine
Costs and Rewards of Children
Four Decades of Trends in Attitudes Toward Family Issues in the United States
Connections and Constraints
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| Unique citing works | 110 |
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| Citations per year | 7,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 101 |