Closing the Happiness Gap : the Decline of Gendered Parenthood Norms and the Increase in Parental Life Satisfaction
Closing the Happiness Gap : the Decline of Gendered Parenthood Norms and the Increase in Parental Life Satisfaction
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Gender & Society ; 34 (2020), 1. - pp. 31-55. - Sage Publications. - ISSN 0891-2432. - eISSN 1552-3977
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In recent decades, normative expectations for parenthood have changed for both men and women, fertility has declined, and work–family arrangements have become more egalitarian. Previous studies indicate that the transition to parenthood and work–family arrangements both influence life satisfaction and do so differently for men and women. Drawing on constructivism and utility maximization, we theorize how gendered parenthood norms influence life satisfaction after the transition to parenthood, and how decisions regarding motherhood and fatherhood are made in order to maximize life satisfaction. We hypothesize that the rise of gender-egalitarian patterns has contributed to closing the parental happiness gap, and that the effects of motherhood and fatherhood on life satisfaction have converged. We test these assumptions by drawing on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1984-2015) and applying a series of hybrid panel regressions to estimate motherhood and fatherhood effects on life satisfaction in Western Germany over the last three decades. We then trace trends in these effects back to changing parenthood norms. The results indicate that the implications of parenthood have converged for men and women. As support for a gendered division of labor has lost ground, the transition to parenthood has become increasingly conducive to life satisfaction for both genders, and the parental happiness gap has vanished.
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motherhood, fatherhood, life satisfaction, parenthood norms, Germany, gender
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PREISNER, Klaus, Franz NEUBERGER, Ariane BERTOGG, Julia M. SCHAUB, 2020. Closing the Happiness Gap : the Decline of Gendered Parenthood Norms and the Increase in Parental Life Satisfaction. In: Gender & Society. Sage Publications. 34(1), pp. 31-55. ISSN 0891-2432. eISSN 1552-3977. Available under: doi: 10.1177/0891243219869365BibTex
@article{Preisner2020-02Closi-47220, year={2020}, doi={10.1177/0891243219869365}, title={Closing the Happiness Gap : the Decline of Gendered Parenthood Norms and the Increase in Parental Life Satisfaction}, number={1}, volume={34}, issn={0891-2432}, journal={Gender & Society}, pages={31--55}, author={Preisner, Klaus and Neuberger, Franz and Bertogg, Ariane and Schaub, Julia M.} }
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