A first glance into the black box of life satisfaction surrounding childbearing

Arnstein Aassve, Francesca Luppi, Letizia Mencarini*

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

The vast majority of studies looking into the relationship between childbearing and subjective well-being use overall measures where respondents either report their general level of happiness or their life satisfaction, leaving substantial doubt about the underlying mechanisms. However, life satisfaction and happiness are intuitively multidimensional concepts, simply because there cannot be only one aspect that affects individuals' well-being. In this study, by considering seventeen specific life satisfaction domains, these features come out very clearly. Whereas all the domains considered matter for the overall life satisfaction, only three of them, namely satisfaction with leisure, health and satisfaction with the partnership, change dramatically surrounding childbearing events. Even though we cannot generalise (since these results stem from one particular panel survey, i.e., Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia data), it appears that the typical anticipation and post-child decrease of life satisfaction, so often found in existing studies, stems from changes in these three domains.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)N/A-N/A
RivistaJournal of Population Research
Numero di pubblicazioneN/A
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Demografia

Keywords

  • childbearing
  • dimension satisfaction
  • life satisfaction
  • longitudinal analysis

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