Universität zu Köln

Stavrova, Olga ORCID: 0000-0002-6079-4151 and Fetchenhauer, Detlef (2015). Married and cohabiting parents' well-being: The effects of a cultural normative context across countries. J. Soc. Pers. Relatsh., 32 (5). S. 601 - 633. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1460-3608

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Abstract

Research of personal relationships has typically linked childbearing in cohabiting (compared to married) couples to decreased well-being. Using data from 24 European countries, we show that this effect is not universal; rather, it is restricted to countries with a strong social norm that proscribes childbearing in cohabiting unions. We examine two potential mechanisms of this effect; the personal norm (cohabiting parents are worse off because their status deviates from their own expectations) and social norm (cohabiting parents are worse off because they experience external social sanctions, such as social disapproval) mechanisms. Our results provide support for the social norm mechanism. First, the detrimental effect related to a country's social norm exists even for cohabiting parents who personally favor childbearing in cohabiting couples. Second, in countries with a strong norm against childbearing in cohabiting unions, cohabiting parents feel that they are less respected than married couples, which contributes to lower levels of life satisfaction.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stavrova, Olga UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6079-4151 UNSPECIFIED Fetchenhauer, Detlef UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-397847
DOI:	10.1177/0265407514541072
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Soc. Pers. Relatsh.
Volume:	32
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 601 - 633
Date:	2015
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1460-3608
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PRE-ENGAGEMENT COHABITATION; RELATIONSHIP QUALITY; SELF-ESTEEM; MODERATED MEDIATION; PEOPLE HAPPY; CHILDREN; DEPRESSION; HAPPINESS; GENDER; NORMS Multiple languages Communication; Family Studies; Psychology, Social Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/39784