Are Parents Investing Less in Children? Trends in Mothers’ and Fathers’ Time with Children

Sayer, Liana C.; Bianchi, Suzanne M.; Robinson, John P.

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“…This finding could also reflect the effect of role strain for the older mothers in the studies presented. Mothers are still more likely than fathers to spend more time engaged in childcare-related activities, and this may lead to decreased marital satisfaction if they feel their partner is not comparably contributing to caring for the children (SAYER, BIANCHI and ROBINSON 2004).…”

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Marital satisfaction and the impact of children in collectivist cultures: A meta-analysis

Dillon¹,

Beechler²

2010

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

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Abstract. Many studies have established that the presence and number of children have a negative impact on marital satisfaction. Those that maintain an evolutionary perspective may find this result surprising. It is argued that a couple that has successfully reproduced together ought to have heightened satisfaction. The majority of studies confirming this negative impact children bring have been on samples of participants from individualist cultures such as the United States and Canada. This severely limits the generalizability of this finding. In order to determine the relevance of cultural type, collectivist and individualist, we conducted a meta-analysis that aggregated the findings of fifteen studies that contained samples from collectivist cultures. All studies used in this meta-analysis contained samples from outside the United States. The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the findings from our meta-analysis on the impact of children on marital satisfaction. The present meta-analysis found a small, negative relationship between children and marital satisfaction (d = -.11, r = -.05) that is significantly lower than another meta-analysis conducted using samples from individualistic cultures. Maternal age and type of measure were significant moderators. It may be that collectivist cultures foster shared childcare within the extended family, and this arrangement buffers stressors that people from individualist cultures are more likely to face.

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Marital satisfaction and the impact of children in collectivist cultures: A meta-analysis

Dillon¹,

Beechler²

2010

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

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“…However, this transformation has hardly been accompanied by new patterns in the gender distribution of housework and care, given the rather limited changes in sharing unpaid work among women and men in most countries (Bianchi et al 2000;Anxo et al 2011). Much of the decrease in the gender gap for unpaid work is due to women investing less time in domestic duties because of their greater involvement in paid work, than due to a substantial increase in men's household-and/or care work contribution (Sayer et al 2004;Craig and Mullan 2011). It has resulted in a double burden for women and increasing tensions between work and family life.…”

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The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies

Oláh

Kotowska

Richter

2018

A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe

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“…Muitos autores consideram que a paternidade e a maternidade devem ser experiências compartilhadas pelos pais (Lewis & Dessen, 1999;Sayer et al, 2004;Stueve & Pleck, 2003). Através do presente estudo, constata-se que o fato de os pais viverem juntos pode ser determinante para que os filhos percebam de forma mais equilibrada o compartilhar da tarefa parental.…”

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“…Também aceitam que possa haver similaridades entre pais e mães em seus modos de cuidar, estilos de ensinar e em suas práti-cas disciplinares. Paternidade e maternidade são experiên-cias compartilhadas pelos pais, mas que podem também acarretar tensão na relação conjugal, em especial nos momentos de transição ou conflito familiar (Lewis & Dessen, 1999;Sayer, Bianchi & Robinson, 2004;Stueve & Pleck, 2003).…”

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Diferenças nas percepções de crianças sobre cuidado parental real e ideal quando pais vivem juntos ou separados

Goetz¹,

Vieira²

2008

Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

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ResumoEsta pesquisa teve como objetivo principal identificar se os filhos cujos pais vivem juntos percebem diferenças no cuidado parental (real e ideal) em relação àqueles cujos pais são separados. Participaram do estudo 213 crianças, de duas escolas da rede municipal de ensino de Florianópolis, com faixa etária compreendida entre 10 e 11 anos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram dois questionários, contendo perguntas fechadas. Os resultados indicam diferenças estatisticamente significativa entre a percepção que os filhos têm do pai real em relação ao ideal, quando os pais não vivem juntos. A percepção da mãe real está mais próxima da ideal nos dois casos: de crianças que vivem com pai e mãe e de crianças cujos pais são separados. Como conclusão geral, pode-se afirmar que as crianças percebem o pai real bastante afastado do ideal em aspectos referentes ao cuidado e à interação, principalmente quando os pais são separados. Palavras-chave: Percepção; filhos; cuidado parental; sistêmica. AbstractThe main objective of the present study is to identify if the children whose parents live together perceive differences concerning parental care (both real and ideal) in relation to those whose parents are separated. Two hundred and thirteen children altogether, regularly enrolled at municipal schools of Florianópolis, Brasil aged 10-11 years old, and participated of the study. Two questionnaires, which contained closed questions, were used. The results indicate significant statistic differences between the perception children have of the real father in relation to the ideal father when the parents do not live together. In relation to the mother, there was less significant difference. The mother is predominantly closer to the ideal model than the father in both the cases (when parents are married or separated). In conclusion, it can be stated that children perceive the real father quite distant from the ideal one regarding care and interaction, mainly when parents are separated. Keywords: Perception; children; parental care; systemic.O conceito de família, do ponto de vista científico, é bastante difícil de definir (Araújo, 2002;Aspesi, Dessen & Chagas, 2005), visto que atualmente muitas modificações são observadas como parte de um processo de mudança de valores e crenças referentes aos papéis dos membros familiares.A família, entendida como composta por dois genitores e sua prole, apresenta-se hoje de forma mais complexa. O arranjo familiar conhecido como modelo "tradicional", constituído pelo par conjugal e os filhos, quer a mulher desenvolva trabalhos fora do lar ou não, predominou durante muito tempo em nossa história, mas nas últimas décadas vem sendo substituído por outros modelos (Araújo, 2002;Aspesi et al., 2005;Bilac, Oliveira & Muzskat, 2000).A modernização pode ser considerada como uma das principais causas para a rápida ruptura com o modelo de família tradicional (Souza, 1997). O arranjo familiar "não-tradicional", famílias que diferem da família padrão, é cada vez mais freqüente. Um exemplo desse arranjo são as fa...

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Are Parents Investing Less in Children? Trends in Mothers’ and Fathers’ Time with Children

Cited by 753 publications

References 54 publications

Marital satisfaction and the impact of children in collectivist cultures: A meta-analysis

Marital satisfaction and the impact of children in collectivist cultures: A meta-analysis

The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies

Diferenças nas percepções de crianças sobre cuidado parental real e ideal quando pais vivem juntos ou separados

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