Gender Roles, Child Moves and Parental Well-being: A Panel Study on Short and Long Term Effects for Germany

Collischon M, Eberl A, Wolbring T (2021)


Publication Language: English

Publication Status: In review

Publication Type: Other publication type

Future Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

URI: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/wy85h/

DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/wy85h

Open Access Link: https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/wy85h

Abstract

This article investigates the effect of adult children leaving the parental home on parental well-being. Adult children moving out is an important event in parents’ lives. However, it is theoretically unclear whether parental well-being decreases or increases from children moving out. Children moving out can relief parents’ burdens (e.g. housework) and lead to a change in parental roles, with adverse consequences for parental well-being. This study uses long-running panel data (1991-2016) from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to investigate the relationship between child move and parental well-being using fixed effects dummy impact functions. The findings suggest that differentiating between first and empty nest moves is important when investigating the effects of children moving out of the parental home on parental well-being, as only the first move shows a long lasting negative effect on parental well-being. Furthermore, the effects are strongest for respondents who follow traditional gender roles.

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APA:

Collischon, M., Eberl, A., & Wolbring, T. (2021). Gender Roles, Child Moves and Parental Well-being: A Panel Study on Short and Long Term Effects for Germany.

MLA:

Collischon, Matthias, Andreas Eberl, and Tobias Wolbring. Gender Roles, Child Moves and Parental Well-being: A Panel Study on Short and Long Term Effects for Germany. 2021.

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