Antecedents of Pregnancy Intention and Prenatal Father Engagement: A Dyadic and Typological Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110300
Author(s):  
Kristina Sayler ◽  
Sarah Hartman ◽  
Jay Belsky
Keyword(s):  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pregnancy Intention ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Father Engagement ◽  
Health And Development

Prior research indicates that unintended pregnancy is associated with poorer maternal well-being, decreased relationship stability, and compromised child health and development, whereas prenatal father engagement is linked to lower maternal stress and enhanced infant health. Here we extend such research, considering unintended pregnancy and prenatal father engagement in typological perspective to (1) identify different types of (prenatal) families; (2) explore whether problematic antecedent factors predict family type; and (3) whether family type forecasts postnatal parenting attitudes, father involvement, and marital conflict. Latent-class analysis using a subsample of participants from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort ( n = 6100) revealed four types of families: High Pregnancy Intention/High Father Engagement (22.6%), Low Pregnancy Intention/High Father Engagement (14%), Average Pregnancy Intention/Average Father Engagement (58.2%), and Low Pregnancy Intention/Low Father Engagement (5.2%). Associational findings indicated having a highly involved father prenatally mitigates potential risks associated with an unintended pregnancy vis-à-vis family functioning.

scholarly journals MILLENNIAL MOMS: THE INFLUENCE OF FATHER INVOLVEMENT TO MARITAL WELL BEING AND ITS IMPACT ON EMOTIONAL SELF-DISCLOSURE IN SOCIAL MEDIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 596-607
Author(s):  
Yuanita Setyastuti ◽  
Jenny Ratna Seminar ◽  
Purwanti Hadisiwi ◽  
Feliza Zubair
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Household Tasks ◽  
Household Task ◽  
New Evidence

Purpose of the study: This study aims to describe the influence of millennial moms' perceptions about father involvement of parenting and household tasks to her marital well-being and its impact on her emotional self-disclosure (ESD) about parenting in social media. Methodology: This study was a quantitative approach to online survey methods. The subjects are moms born in 1978-1994, have young children and social media users. The online survey distributed to 450 millennial mothers used Emotional Self Disclosure (ESD) Scale and Marital Well Being scale, including Marital Satisfaction, Marital Conflict, Parenting Stress, and Depression. Data analysis used path analysis through Smart PLS. Main Findings: The results show that mother perception of the father's involvement influences millennial moms' marital well-being and impact on Millennial moms' Emotional Self Disclosure (ESD) about Parenting in Social Media. The higher the millennial moms' perception of the father's involvement in parenting and household tasks, the higher their marital well-being. The higher the millennial mom's marital well-being, the less their Emotional Self Disclosure (ESD) about Parenting in Social Media. Applications of this study: This study is important and useful because it shows how important a husband's involvement in family so millennial family could escalate husband involvement in parenting and household task to maintain the marital well-being. This result also proves the importance of managing social media content because it can indicate marital well being. Novelty/Originality of this study: The findings of this study provide new evidence that emotional self-disclosure shown on social media suggests a person's marital well-being. Also new provide that mother perceptions about husband's involvement influence marital well-being.

scholarly journals Father’s Parenting Stress after the Arrival of a New Child

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Knoester ◽  
Richard Petts
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Father Engagement ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Father Identity

Objective: This study analyzed the relationship between father identity characteristics and father’s parenting stress over the first five years after a birth. Background: Previous work has considered how father identities shape father involvement, but has not focused on parenting stress. Understanding parenting stress is important as it is linked to fathers’ and children’s well-being. Method: We analyzed Fragile Families (FFCW) data (N = 2,547), using OLS and fixed-effects analyses. The FFCW follows the families of a cohort of new children who were born in large urban areas of the U.S., in the late 1990s.Results: OLS results indicated that positive attitudes about fatherhood, wanting to provide direct care, and having higher levels of support from the birth mother predicted lower levels of father’s parenting stress one year after a birth; father engagement, changes in birth mother’s support, and inconsistent financial support were also significantly associated with parenting stress. Fixed effects results indicated that changes in father engagement were negatively associated with changes in father’s parenting stress over years 1-5; changes in father’s inconsistent financial support were positively associated with parenting stress. Finally, we found evidence that father identity characteristics moderate predictors of parenting stress. Conclusion: Father identities seem to play an important role in shaping fathering experiences and father’s parenting stress. Implications: Fathers should be encouraged and supported in developing more salient father identities and fathering commitments by significant others, family practitioners, and public policies.

scholarly journals LC and LC-IRT Models in the Identification of Polish Households with Similar Perception of Financial Position

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4130
Author(s):  
Ewa Genge
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Finite Mixture Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Financial Position ◽  
Irt Models ◽  
Latent Structures

One of the pillars of sustainable development is related to the elimination of poverty and improvement of quality of life. Financial situation of the households plays a crucial role in the subjective well-being, quality of life and overall satisfaction. According to most recent Eurostat data, Poland is one of the countries with the lowest level of subjective material well-being. In this paper we aim to find latent structures of Poles with similar tendency of self-reporting their income position additionally influenced by the socio-economic features and analyze the item characteristics of the questionnaire as well. To address the questions at hand, first we apply the variant of finite mixture models, i.e., latent class (LC) model for data from all, eight waves (2000–2015) of the Polish Household Panel. We are especially focused on the constrained version of the model under IRT parameterization. We compare the results for LC and LC-IRT models and show the influence of the covariates such as family type, socio-economic status and place of living on the probability of belonging to the three identified classes of Polish households, based both on multinomial and global logit parameterization. In this way we can show which types of families tend to be more satisfied with their financial position and those whose members are prone to belong to the worst situated group of Poles. Note that, we present the results for the data including survey weighs, being omitted in most of the studies concerning Polish financial well-being.

Empathy in context: Socioeconomic status as a moderator of the link between empathic accuracy and well-being in married couples

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752199075
Author(s):  
Emily F. Hittner ◽  
Claudia M. Haase
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Empathic Accuracy ◽  
Low Levels

The present laboratory-based study investigated socioeconomic status (SES) as a moderator of the association between empathic accuracy and well-being among married couples from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Empathic accuracy was measured using a performance-based measure of empathic accuracy for one’s spouse’s negative emotions during a marital conflict conversation. Aspects of well-being included well-being (i.e., positive affect, life satisfaction), ill-being (i.e., negative affect, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms), and marital satisfaction. SES was measured using a composite score of income and education. Findings showed that SES moderated associations between empathic accuracy and well-being. Empathic accuracy was beneficial (for well-being and ill-being) or not harmful (for marital satisfaction) at low levels of SES. In contrast, empathic accuracy was not beneficial (for well-being and ill-being) or harmful (for marital satisfaction) at high levels of SES. Results were robust (controlled for age, gender, and race). Findings are discussed in light of interdependence vs. independence in low- vs. high-SES contexts and highlight the importance of socioeconomic context in determining whether empathic accuracy benefits well-being or not.

scholarly journals Australian Foster Carers’ Views and Concerns Regarding Maternal Drug Use and the Safety of Breastmilk

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 284
Author(s):  
Stacy Blythe ◽  
Kath Peters ◽  
Emma Elcombe ◽  
Elaine Burns ◽  
Karleen Gribble
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Child Protection Workers ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Maternal Caregiving ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
Major Factors

Parental substance misuse and mental health issues are major factors associated with infant placement into out-of-home care. Such placements may result in disruption and/or cessation of breastfeeding. Provision of breastmilk to infants in out-of-home care (OOHC) is desirable in terms of infant health and development, and also in supporting maternal caregiving. However, little is known about how breastfeeding is supported for infants in out-of-home care. This study used an online survey to explore the facilitation of breastfeeding in the context of OOHC and foster carers’ management of expressed breastmilk (EBM). Foster carers were generally open to the idea of maternal breastfeeding and infants in their care receiving EBM from their mothers. However, the majority of respondents expressed concern regarding the safety of EBM for infant consumption due to the possibility of harmful substances in the milk. Concerns regarding the safety of handling EBM were also prevalent. These concerns caused foster carers to discard EBM. Findings suggest foster carers’ may lack knowledge related to maternal substance use and breastmilk. Better integration between health care and social service systems, where the voices of mothers, foster carers and child protection workers are heard, is necessary to develop solutions enabling infants living in OOHC access to their mother’s breastmilk.

Couple Religiosity and Well-Being Among Older Adults in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110421
Author(s):  
Laura Upenieks ◽  
Jeremy E. Uecker ◽  
Markus H. Schafer
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Older Couples ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
Individual Trait ◽  
The Us ◽  
Married Men

Objectives: This article evaluates whether couples’ religious similarity is consequential for the health of older married men and women. Alternatively, we examine whether women’s religiosity alone is health-protective to their husbands . Methods: Using dyadic data from the US National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, a representative sample of 913 individuals ages 62–91 plus their marital partners, we perform latent-class analysis to separate older couples into classes based on religious characteristics. Ordered logistic regression models are then used to assess whether different combinations of religious (dis)similarity are associated with married men and women’s well-being. Results: We find that older women in highly religious, homogamous marriages report better mental and physical health relative to women in heterogamous and secular (non-religious) marriages. No significant associations were observed for men. Discussion: Our results emphasize that religiosity is not only an individual trait—dis/similarities within a couple have important implications for older women’s well-being.

scholarly journals Future Living Arrangement for Aging Parents and Its Associated Factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahmi Setiyani ◽  
Made Sumarwati ◽  
Dian Ramawati
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Fisher Exact Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test

Background: Shift in demographic structure in Indonesia has raised concern over number of issues, including change in living arrangement of older people. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine adult children’s choice of future living arrangement for elderly parent and its associated factors. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 300 young adults in Central Java, Indonesia. Descriptive statistics, Chi-Square and Fisher exact test were used to analyze the data. Results: Majority of respondents (97.3%) preferred parents to live at home, in multi-generational household with children and/or grandchildren (84.5%) in their old age. The choice was significantly influenced by children gender, marital status of parent, and family type (p=0.00; p=0.05, and p=0.05 respectively). Conclusions: In certain circumstances, living in multigenerational household still became a favorable option of living arrangement for elderly parents. Children gender, parent’s marital status and family type were likely to influence the choice. Further researches are needed to investigate which best living arrangement that support older people well-being.

scholarly journals Association Between Maternal High-risk Fertility Behavior and Pregnancy Intention Among Women Aged 15 to 49 in Rwanda: Analysis of the 2014-15 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurore Nishimwe ◽  
Philomene Uwimana ◽  
Liberee Rumagihwa ◽  
Alfred Rutagengwa ◽  
Laetitia Nyirazinyoye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pregnancy Intention ◽  
Fertility Behavior ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background: Maternal high-risk fertility behaviors have been linked to negative maternal and child health outcomes that include anaemia, undernutrition, and child mortality. In this context, we examined the association between maternal high-risk fertility behavior and pregnancy intention among women of reproductive age in Rwanda.Methods: This cross-sectional study is based on secondary data from the 2014–15 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (n=5661). The outcome of interest was pregnancy intention of the last child defined as intended or unintended. Maternal high-risk fertility behaviors were measured using maternal age at delivery, birth order, and birth interval. Chi-square test and multivariable regression models were performed. Results: The prevalence of unintended pregnancy was 46.8% (n=2652). Overall, 35.8% (n=2017) of women experienced single high-risk fertility behavior, while 23.1% (n=1282) of women experienced multiple high-risk fertility behaviors. Compared to women who have not experienced high-risk fertility behavior, the multivariable odds ratio (95% CI) of unintended pregnancy among women in single-risk and multiple-risk fertility behaviors were 2.00 (1.75, 2.28; p <0.001) and 2.49 (2.09, 2.95; p <0. 001.), respectively.Conclusion: Exposure to high-risk fertility behaviors is positively associated with unintended pregnancy among women in Rwanda. Therefore, reproductive and sexual health services should pay special attention to women who are <18 years or >34 years old; who have more than three children already; or have children with less than 24 months’ interval between giving birth.

scholarly journals Maternal Education, Changing Family Circumstances, and Children’s Skill Development in the United States and UK

2017 ◽  
Vol 674 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margot I. Jackson ◽  
Kathleen Kiernan ◽  
Sara McLanahan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Analysis

Maternal education influences families’ socioeconomic status. It is strongly associated with children’s cognitive development and a key predictor of other resources within the family that strongly predict children’s well-being: economic insecurity, family structure, and maternal depression. Most studies examine the effects of these variables in isolation at particular points in time, and very little research examines whether findings observed among children in the United States can be generalized to children of a similar age in other countries. We use latent class analysis and data from two nationally representative birth cohort studies that follow children from birth to age five to answer two questions: (1) How do children’s family circumstances evolve throughout early childhood? and (2) To what extent do these trajectories account for differences in children’s cognitive development? Cross-national analysis reveals a good deal of similarity between the United States and UK in patterns of family life during early childhood, and in the degree to which those patterns contribute to educational inequality.

The Best Intentions: Unintended Pregnancy and the Well-Being of Children and Families

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Sally Guttmacher ◽  
Sarah S. Brown ◽  
Leon Eisenberg
Keyword(s):  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children And Families
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