The Effects of the Transition to Parenthood and Subsequent Children on Men’s Well-Being and Social Participation

By C. Knoester, D. Eggebeen. 2006

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Subfields: Demography, Sociology and Political Science

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A Reconsideration of the Fatherhood Premium (2013, background): “Knoester and Eggebeen (2006) argued that the salience of fatherhood is likely diminished for nonresidential fathers and they found support for this hypothesis: transitions to fatherhood are associated with increases in participation in service organizations for residential fathers but not for…”
Parenthood and Happiness: a Review of Folk Theories Versus Empirical Evidence (2011, unknown): “, siblings, cousins, nieces, nephews), and these often serve as sources of companionship and support for childless people (Chang 2008; Dykstra 2006; Kendig et al. 2007; Knoester and Eggebeen 2006; Seccombe 1991; Wenger 2001; Wenger et al. 2007).”
The pains and pleasures of parenting: when, why, and how is parenthood associated with more or less well-being? (2014, background): “Both cross-sectional and transition-to-parenthood studies have shown that noncustodial parents report lower levels of well-being than custodial parents (Knoester & Eggebeen, 2006; Menaghan, 1989; Minton & Pasley, 1996).”
Fathers and the Flexibility Stigma (2013, unknown): “Research shows that men experience a “fatherhood premium” in contrast to a “motherhood penalty,” with parenthood associated with higher earnings for men if they are parents (Glauber, 2008; Knoester & Eggebeen, 2006; Millimet, 2000).”
What Happens after the ‘Daddy Months’? Fathers’ Involvement in Paid Work, Childcare, and Housework after Taking Parental Leave in Germany (2015, background): “The transformative perspective (Snarey, 1993; Knoester and Eggebeen, 2006; Knoester, Petts and Eggebeen, 2007) holds that parenthood presents developmental challenges to adults, and that meeting these challenges can permanently transform men’s lives.”
Parenthood, Childlessness, and Well-Being: A Life Course Perspective (2010, background): “Knoester and Eggebeen (2006) considered the effects of transition to fatherhood for men (age 19 to 65) with a national longitudinal sample and, similar to Booth and colleagues, found no significant effect on men’s psychological well-being.”
The wellbeing of childless men and fathers in mid-life (2009, background): “Several studies have included younger men (and women) who might later make the transition to parenthood in the childless category (Eggebeen and Knoester 2001; Knoester and Eggebeen 2006; Nomaguchi and Milkie 2003).”