Parental Role Strains, Salience of Parental Identity and Gender Differences in Psychological Distress

Simon, Robin W.

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“…This accords with much research in sociology, which documents that women are more socially isolated after childbirth as they often take a leave from the labor force and are most often the primary caregiver, particularly when the child is young and most demanding (Della Giusta et al 2011;Simon 1992).…”

Section: Subgroup Differences In Parental Happiness Trajectoriessupporting

confidence: 53%

Happiness: Before and After the Kids

2014

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Understanding how having children influences the parents' subjective well-being ("happiness") has great potential to explain fertility behavior. Most prior research on this topic is limited in that it uses cross-sectional data or has not considered modifying factors. We study parental happiness trajectories before and after the birth of a child using large British and German longitudinal data sets. We account for unobserved parental characteristics using fixed effects models and study how sociodemographic factors modify the parental happiness trajectories. Overall, we find that happiness increases in the years around the birth of the first child, then decreases to before-child levels. Sociodemographic factors strongly modify this pattern. Those who have children at older ages and those with higher socioeconomic resources have more positive and lasting happiness response to a first birth than younger or less educated parents. We also find that although the first two children increase happiness, the third does not. The results are similar in Britain and Germany and suggest that up to two, children increase happiness, and mostly among those who postpone childbearing. This pattern, which is consistent with the behavior emerging during the second demographic transition, provides new insights into the factors behind low and late fertility. Acknowledgements:We are grateful for comments from

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Section: Subgroup Differences In Parental Happiness Trajectoriessupporting

confidence: 53%

Happiness: Before and After the Kids

2014

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“…In line with identity theory (Stryker, 1968), the self can be considered as a social construct related to the individuals' different roles in social contexts. Roles are formed by internalised expectations about role-appropriate behaviour (Simon, 1992); therefore, the more significant the identity, the more it should enhance the intention to implement the associated behaviours (Charng, Piliavin, & Callero, 1988). Moreover, people could perform a behaviour as a reflection about the kind of person they are (e.g., Ball & Tasaki, 1992).…”

Section: Self-identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Correlational study and randomised controlled trial for understanding and changing red meat consumption: The role of eating identities

Carfora

Caso

Conner

2017

Social Science & Medicine

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Rationale: The present studies aimed to contribute to the literature on psychological variables involved in reducing red meat consumption (RMC).Objective: Study 1 investigated whether the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), plus healthy-eating and meat-eating identities, could explain intentions to reduce RMC. Study 2 evaluated the effectiveness of an SMS intervention on self-monitoring to reduce RMC.Methods: In Study 1, data were collected daily using online food diaries for one week and a TPB questionnaire. Study 2 was a randomised controlled trial assessing pre and post RMC and TPB constructs by online food diaries and questionnaires over a one-week period. Participants were Italian undergraduates in each study (Study 1: N = 405; Study 2: N = 244). In Study 2, participants were randomly allocated to control and message condition groups. Participants in the message condition group received a daily SMS, which reminded them to monitor RMC, while participants in the control group did not receive any message. Only students who completed all measures were considered in the analyses (Study 1: N = 342; Study 2: N = 228).Results: Study 1 showed that affective and instrumental attitudes, perceived behavioural control and meat-eating identity explained intentions to reduce RMC, while subjective norm, past behaviour and healthy-eating identity did not. Study 2 showed that an SMS intervention was effective in increasing intentions and reducing RMC. Mediation analyses indicated partial serial mediation through healthy-eating and meat-eating identities and intentions.Conclusion: The present studies provide support for the predictive validity of TPB in explaining intentions to reduce RMC and for the efficacy of an SMS intervention targeting self-monitoring in reducing RMC. Findings confirmed the important role of eating identities in explaining intentions to reduce RMC and in changing this behaviour.

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“…Three questions were used to measure maternal role strain in prison from Berry and Eigenberg's study (Berry and Eigenberg 2003) that they modified from Simon's research (Simon 1992). These included: (1) "Do you ever feel you miss out on the pleasures of being a parent"; (2) "Do you ever feel that your children do not get the attention from you that they need?…”

Section: Maternal Role Strainmentioning

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Family Complexity and the Stress Process in Prison: How Sibling Living Arrangements of Minor Children Influence Maternal Role Strains

Foster

2017

Social Sciences

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This paper offers a life-course stress process perspective on maternal role strain as a 'pain of imprisonment' by engaging the concept of 'family complexity' in the context of mass incarceration I consider how the living arrangements of minor siblings (i.e., those living apart or together) during maternal incarceration functions as a form of family complexity. When minor children live apart from their siblings, they may experience more isolation which may further serve as a stressor for incarcerated mothers. A positive association between siblings living apart and maternal role strain would support a process of 'stress proliferation' across the prison-family interface. I investigate these connections using survey-based data on mothers with multiple minor children (n = 80) collected in 2011 from a voluntary sample of respondents housed in a federal minimum security prison in the United States. Multivariate logistic regression results indicate that minor siblings living apart during periods of maternal confinement elevates role strain among mothers (odds ratio = 3.66, p < 0.05). This connection is indicative of an 'inter-institutional strain.' Finally, children's age also increases maternal role strain, but this finding is explained by sibling living arrangements during the mother's incarceration.

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Parental Role Strains, Salience of Parental Identity and Gender Differences in Psychological Distress

Cited by 315 publications

References 30 publications

Happiness: Before and After the Kids

Happiness: Before and After the Kids

Correlational study and randomised controlled trial for understanding and changing red meat consumption: The role of eating identities

Family Complexity and the Stress Process in Prison: How Sibling Living Arrangements of Minor Children Influence Maternal Role Strains

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