Reciprocal associations between parenthood and mental well-being – a prospective analysis from age 16 to 52 years

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Abstract Objective The present study examines the bidirectional nature of associations between parenthood and mental well-being using 36-year longitudinal data. Background Mental can affect if when one becomes a parent (selection hypothesis), characteristics (causation hypothesis). However, life course research has infrequently studied these hypotheses in parallel. Previous studies have also typically only focused on aspect (e.g., having children) negative aspects construct. Method participants Finnish ‘Stress, Development Health (TAM)’ cohort were followed up at ages 16, 22, 32, 42, 52 (N = 1160). measures (having children, timing parenthood, number 16 (depressive symptoms, self-esteem, meaningfulness) based self-report. Results For men, higher self-esteem adolescence was associated with children middle age. women, depressive symptoms age becoming 24 or younger. both genders, sense meaningfulness Conclusion Studied within perspective, our results indicate that positive effect mid-adulthood even accounting for selection effects.

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عنوان ژورنال: Current Psychology

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['1046-1310', '1936-4733']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04487-3