Self-Esteem Enhancement Through Fertility? Socioeconomic Prospects, Gender, and Mutual Influence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5247137 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary Oates (corresponding author), Gary L Oates |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 965 |
| Publication date | 1997-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2657350 |
| OpenAlex | W1975858000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 17 |
The author analyzes data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) using a LISREL model to determine whether having children influences ones self-esteem whether the effect of children upon self-esteem is stronger among the less socioeconomically privileged and among women and whether there is evidence of mutual influence in the relationship between having children and self-esteem. The NLSY is comprised of a multistage stratified probability sample of 12686 people aged 14-21 years when first interviewed in 1979. Respondents have been re-interviewed annually. The author considers the period 1979-88 during which the remaining 10465 participants in the sample were 23-30 years old. Relevant literature on the link between self-esteem and fertility were also reviewed. The author found that the number of children does not affect self-esteem for both men and women and for different socioeconomic groups. There is no evidence of nonlinearity in the relationship between number of children and self-esteem. Moreover self-esteem does not affect whether men or women have children
Demographic economics · Economics · Fertility · Self-esteem · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Girls' Low Self-Esteem
Stability and Change in Motherhood Status and Fertility Problem Identification
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Family Integration and Children's Self-Esteem
Deviant behavior in defense of self
Measures of Self-Esteem
Parenthood and Psychological Well-Being
Early Childbearing
A Note on Maritally-Disrupted Men’s Reports of Child Support in the June 1980 Current Population Survey
Long-term economic consequences for women of delayed childbearing and reduced family size
Unmarried Motherhood
Cognitive development, egocentrism, self-esteem, and adolescent contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Self-Esteem and Adolescent Problems
The Effects of Attitudes on Teenage Premarital Pregnancy and its Resolution
Education and Fertility
Changing Attitudes toward Family Issues in the United States
Contraceptive Attitudes and Intention to Use Condoms in Sexually Experienced and Inexperienced Adolescent Males
Parenthood and Psychological Well-Being Among the Formerly Married
The Impact of Social Status, Family Structure, and Neighborhood on the Fertility of Black Adolescents
Social Class and Self-Esteem Among Children and Adults
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2020 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |