.png){kind=icon}
返回
Does Lone Motherhood Decrease Women's Happiness? Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Research
.png){kind=icon}
OA
AI
DOI：10.1007/s10902-013-9486-z.png)
.png){kind=icon}
原文求助.png){kind=icon}
分享.png){kind=icon}
收藏
摘要
En 中文
This paper contributes to the discussion on the effects of single motherhood on happiness. We use a mixed-method approach. First, based on in-depth interviews with mothers who gave birth while single, we explore mechanisms through which children may influence mothers' happiness. In a second step, we analyze panel survey data to quantify this influence. Our results leave no doubt that, while raising a child outside of marriage poses many challenges, parenthood has some positive influence on a lone mother's life. Our qualitative evidence shows that children are a central point in an unmarried woman's life, and that many life decisions are taken with consideration of the child's welfare, including escaping from pathological relationships. Our quantitative evidence shows that, although the general level of happiness among unmarried women is lower than among their married counterparts, raising a child does not have a negative impact on their happiness.
Keyword:
Nonmarital childbearing
Single motherhood
Happiness
Well-being
Methodological triangulation
Mixed methods
期刊
IF:
3.3
论文数:
2.0K
被引数:
9.0K
机构
引用论文
A formalized description of the standard human variant nomenclature in Extended Backus-Naur Form
OAAI
OAAI分享收藏An evaluation of the success of MORECS, a meteorological model, in estimating soil moisture deficits
PREAI
分享收藏Metabolic disturbances in patients with cerebral palsy and gastrointestinal disorders脑瘫伴胃肠功能障碍患者的代谢紊乱
PREAI
分享收藏How important is methodology for the estimates of the determinants of happiness?.png)
ECONOMIC JOURNALOAAI
ECONOMIC JOURNALIF3.6
OAAI分享收藏
查看更多内容