Value of Children in Germany: Dimensions, Comparison of Generations, and Relevance for Parenting

1 Aims of the Value of Children Project ................................................................ 44 2 Research Questions of the Present Study ............................................................ 45 3 Method .................................................................................................................... 47 3.1 Participants, design, procedure ............................................................................. 47 3.2 Description of the German sample ....................................................................... 48 3.3 Instruments and reliabilities ................................................................................. 49 4 Results ..................................................................................................................... 51 4.1 Dimensions of VOC ............................................................................................. 51 4.2 Cross-generational comparisons of VOC-dimensions ......................................... 56 4.3 Relations between mothers' VOC and the parent-child relationship ................... 58 4.3.1 Importance ofVOC for mothers' parenting goals ............................................ 58 4.3.2 Importance ofVOC for mothers' expectations of grown-up children .............. 59 5 Discussion ............................................................................................................... 60 6 Conclusions ............................................................................................................ 62 References ................................................................................................................. 63