Parenthood and changes in self-esteem and meaningfulness during the life course
After becoming parent, earlier increasing change patterns of self-esteem and meaning in life stabilized for men, while among women increases continued up to toddlerhood phase before stabilizing. Compared with non-parents, parents had better mental well-being during the life course, but to a considerable extent, the differences seemed to be related to other sociodemographic factors.
Authors
- Noora Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-3797)
- Hanna Konttinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6001-4418)
- Olli Kiviruusu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-8378)
- Jenna Grundström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-6936)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychologica
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105245
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- Yrjö Jahnssonin Säätiö
- Juho Vainion Säätiö
- Signe ja Ane Gyllenbergin Säätiö