Transition to Parenthood: The Association Between Expectations and Family-Life Satisfaction: The association between expectations and family-life satisfaction
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| Title: | Transition to Parenthood: The Association Between Expectations and Family-Life Satisfaction: The association between expectations and family-life satisfaction |
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| Authors: | Chau Tran, Katya Ivanova, Anne K. Reitz, Olga Stavrova |
| Source: | Social Psychological and Personality Science. 15:908-920 |
| Publisher Information: | SAGE Publications, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Subject Terms: | 05 social sciences, Transition to parenthood, Family-life satisfaction, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Expectations, 0509 other social sciences, Value of children |
| Description: | Parenthood is often assumed to profoundly impact well-being. Yet, few studies have explored how the transition to parenthood relates to parent’s family-life satisfaction, and existing research has produced conflicting results. We propose that expected costs and rewards of having children (individual differences in the perceived value of children in one’s life) could explain the mixed findings. Following respondents in a nationally representative panel study from Germany up to 11 years ( N total = 6,850, N parents = 1,196), we found that positive expectations (i.e., higher reward/lower cost) were associated with a higher likelihood of parenthood. Among parents, negative expectations were associated with lower family-life satisfaction as measured by parenting pleasure and family satisfaction; however, expectations did not predict the trajectory post birth. This study underlines the role of expectations about being a parent for the transition to parenthood and for family-life satisfaction once a parent. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1948-5514 1948-5506 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/19485506241260570 |
| Rights: | CC BY NC |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....583e82b19af6a7a53c00738f639433e6 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Parenthood is often assumed to profoundly impact well-being. Yet, few studies have explored how the transition to parenthood relates to parent’s family-life satisfaction, and existing research has produced conflicting results. We propose that expected costs and rewards of having children (individual differences in the perceived value of children in one’s life) could explain the mixed findings. Following respondents in a nationally representative panel study from Germany up to 11 years ( N total = 6,850, N parents = 1,196), we found that positive expectations (i.e., higher reward/lower cost) were associated with a higher likelihood of parenthood. Among parents, negative expectations were associated with lower family-life satisfaction as measured by parenting pleasure and family satisfaction; however, expectations did not predict the trajectory post birth. This study underlines the role of expectations about being a parent for the transition to parenthood and for family-life satisfaction once a parent. |
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| ISSN: | 19485514 19485506 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/19485506241260570 |