Psychological Implications of Motherhood and Fatherhood in Midlife: Evidence from Sibling Models

Autor/in	Pudrovska, Tetyana
Titel	Psychological Implications of Motherhood and Fatherhood in Midlife: Evidence from Sibling Models
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 70 (2008) 1, S.168-181 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00469.x
Schlagwörter	Siblings; Mothers; Mental Health; Genetics; Parents; Psychology; Longitudinal Studies; Models; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sibling; Geschwister; Mother; Mutter; Psychohygiene; Humangenetik; Eltern; Psychologie; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Analogiemodell
Abstract	Using data from 4,744 full, twin, half-, adopted, and stepsiblings in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, I examine psychological consequences of motherhood and fatherhood in midlife. My analysis includes between-family models that compare individuals across families and within-family models comparing siblings from the same family to account for unobserved genetic and environmental endowments that may confound the relationship between parenthood and mental health. Further, I examine whether the psychological effect of parenthood varies among different types of sibling dyads. The findings reveal that parenthood has similar psychological implications for middle-aged mothers and fathers. Main differences arise from specific configurations of the parental role. The association between parenthood and mental health partly reflects genetic influences but not shared early-life environment. (Author).
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