Parenthood and Well‐Being: A Decade in Review

Understanding social aspects of parental well-being is vital, because parents' welfare has implications not only for parents themselves but also for child development, fertility, and the overall health of a society. This article provides a critical review of scholarship on parenthood and well-being in advanced economies published from 2010 to 2019. It focuses on the role of social, economic, cultural, and institutional contexts of parenting in influencing adult well-being. We identify major themes, achievements, and challenges and organize the review around the demands-rewards perspective and two theoretical frameworks: the stress process model and life course perspectives. The analysis shows that rising…

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  Bowling Green State University
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  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

  Award: 1R15HD083891‐1, P2CHD050959