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This article provides a critical review of scholarship on parenthood and well-being in advanced economies published from 2010 to 2019. It focuses on the role of social, economic, cultural, and institutional contexts of parenting in influencing adult well-being.
- Kei Nomaguchi, Melissa A. Milkie
- 2020
Parents are among the most important people in the lives of young children. 1 From birth, children are learning and rely on mothers and fathers, as well as other caregivers acting in the parenting role, to protect and care for them and to chart a trajectory that promotes their overall well-being.
Jan 24, 2023 · There are sharp differences by race and ethnicity when it comes to the importance parents place on their children graduating from college: 70% of Asian parents say this is extremely or very important to them, compared with 57% of Hispanic parents, 51% of Black parents, and just 29% of White parents.
- Reem Nadeem
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This article reviews recent research (1999 – 2009) on the effects of parenthood on wellbeing. We use a life course framework to consider how parenting and childlessness influence well-being throughout the adult life course.
- Debra J Umberson, Tetyana Pudrovska, Corinne Reczek
- 2010
Nov 2, 2021 · What Becoming a Parent Really Does to Your Happiness. Research has found that having children is terrible for quality of life—but the truth about what parenthood means for happiness is a lot more...
- Paul Bloom
Dec 17, 2015 · The share of U.S. kids living with only one parent stood at 26% in 2014. And the share in households with two parents who are living together but not married (7%) has risen steadily in recent years. 1. These patterns differ sharply across racial and ethnic groups.
Jan 24, 2023 · How Today’s Parents Say Their Approach to Parenting Does – or Doesn’t – Match Their Own Upbringing. By Kiley Hurst, Dana Braga, Shannon Greenwood, Chris Baronavski and Michael Keegan. Illustrations by Hanna Melin. January 24, 2023.
