Parenthood and Happiness: a Review of Folk Theories Versus Empirical Evidence

By T. Hansen. Social Indicators Research, 2011

363 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Demography, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Demography

1. Kostadin Kushlev
2. S. K. Nelson
3. Sonja Lyubomirsky

In Social Psychology

1. M. Mikolajczak
2. I. Roskam
3. Sonja Lyubomirsky
4. Kostadin Kushlev
5. S. K. Nelson
6. James J. Gross
7. Kennon M. Sheldon
8. D. Vella‐Brodrick

In Sociology and Political Science

1. James J. Gross
2. Kostadin Kushlev
3. S. K. Nelson
4. M. Mikolajczak
5. I. Roskam
6. Sonja Lyubomirsky

Citations in the corpus

• The pains and pleasures of parenting: when, why, and how is parenthood associated with more or less well-being? (2014, background): “Why Children Might Lead to Less Happiness Just as anecdotal evidence indicates that children are a fount of happiness, it also suggests that they are a source of stress (Hansen, 2012).”
• Parental Burnout: What Is It, and Why Does It Matter? (2019, background): “However, for many, parenting is no cake walk (Hansen, 2012; Kahneman, Krueger, Schkade, Schwarz & Stone, 2004).”