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- Anttila, Sonja, et al.
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“I didn’t Even Realize I Agreed to Meet the Child so Rarely.” Negotiations and Parental Desires in LGBTQ Family Forming Processes
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 44:6, s. 1637-1661
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores the negotiations taking place in LGBTQ families before a child is born or added to the family. It asks who takes part in the negotiations and what issues are negotiated about. An online questionnaire answered by LGBTQ parents (n = 74) was analyzed with qualitative content analysis. The chain of phases leading to having a child can be referred to as a family forming process with various negotiation topics. The four phases are identified as parental desires, consideration of practices, reflecting on the decision, and concrete actions toward having a child. Besides the LGBTQ parents-to-be, significant others such as friends and the family of origin and external others such as donors and fertility clinics took part in the negotiations. Future parents needed to think about their desires in advance to enable fair and equal negotiations.
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- Bildtgård, Torbjörn, 1970-, et al.
(författare)
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New Intimate Relationships in Later Life : Consequences for the Social and Filial Network?
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 38:3, s. 381-405
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study is to investigate the consequences for linked lives ofentering into new intimate relationships in later life. The empirical data isbased on qualitative interviews with 28 Swedes aged 63 to 91 years, whohave established a new intimate relationship after the age of 60 years or arecurrently dating. Theories on linked lives and individualization are used. Theresults show that children were generally supportive of their older parents’unions and older individuals were often integrated into the new partner’snetwork. However, a new union also restructured the relationship chain sothat time and energy were redirected to the new partner. Older parentspreferred to be dependent on partners rather than children/others. A newpartner was described as a source for autonomy and a way of “unburdening”children. Results are discussed in light of Western individualism generallyand Swedish state supported individualism in particular.
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- Borevi, Karin, 1968-
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Family Migration Policies and Politics : Understanding the Swedish Exception
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 36:11, s. 1490-1508
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article aims at characterizing and explaining Swedish family migration policies from a European comparative point of view. The analysis shows that Sweden applies equally strict eligibility rules for members beyond the nuclear family as most other European countries. Moreover, Sweden introduced such stricter rules much earlier than other countries. In other respects, however, Swedish family migration policies stand out as exceptionally liberal in European comparison; few, if any, requirements are imposed on the sponsor and joining family members acquire equal rights status either immediately or 2 years after admission. To explain this situation, the article analyzes political processes behind two important family migration policy decisions in 1997 and 2010. The conclusion is that Swedish welfare state ideology and party politics importantly contribute to understanding why Sweden diverges from European trends in family migration policies.
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- Brandén, Maria, 1982-
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Gender, Gender Ideology and Couples’ Migration Decisions
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Couples generally move to accommodate men’s, rather than women’s, career opportunities. Using Swedish panel data including 1039 married or cohabiting individuals, this study examines the importance of traditional gender ideology and behavior in explaining this pattern. Two dimensions of gender and migration are examined: (1) the willingness to move for a partner’s career, and (2) the likelihood of couple migration for one’s own work or educational opportunities. Findings show that women are more willing to move for their partner’s career. Childless women are more likely to move with their partners to pursue their own work or education than childless men, whereas mothers are less likely to report this than fathers. Gender ideology and division of household responsibilities do not explain the gender differences in migration behavior. They are more important for individuals’ willingness to move for their partners, with particularly pronounced gender differences among non-egalitarian respondents.
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| 6. |
- Brandén, Maria
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Gender, Gender Ideology, and Couples' Migration Decisions
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - : SAGE Publications Inc. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 35:7, s. 950-971
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Couples generally move to accommodate men's, rather than women's, career opportunities. Using Swedish panel data including 1,039 married or cohabiting individuals, this study examines the importance of traditional gender ideology and behavior in explaining this pattern. Two dimensions of gender and migration are examined: (a) the willingness to move for a partner's career and (b) the likelihood of couple migration for one's own work or educational opportunities. Findings show that women are more willing to move for their partner's career. Childless women are more likely to move with their partners to pursue their own work or education than childless men, whereas mothers are less likely to report this than fathers. Gender ideology and division of household responsibilities do not explain the gender differences in migration behavior. They are more important for individuals' willingness to move for their partners, with particularly pronounced gender differences among nonegalitarian respondents.
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| 7. |
- Brandén, Maria, et al.
(författare)
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Sharing the Caring : Attitude-Behavior Discrepancies and Partnership Dynamics
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 39:3, s. 771-795
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Even though ideals in favor of gender equality in the private sphere are wide spread, discrepancies between ideals and actual behavior are common. Such discrepancies and potential dissatisfaction with gender unequal behavior within a couple are expected to influence partnership dynamics negatively. This study examines how discrepancies between the perceived ideal sharing of parental leave and the actual division of leave, as well as satisfaction with the division are associated with (a) relationship satisfaction, (b) continued childbearing, and (c) union dissolution, using Swedish panel data. The findings cannot confirm an effect of discrepancies on partnership dynamics. However, men who wish they had used a larger share of the parental leave have lower relationship satisfaction, lower continued childbearing, and higher probability of union dissolution. Women are seemingly not affected by their (dis)satisfaction with the division. The findings may reflect a changing father role related to the policy setting and norms in Sweden.
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- Duvander, Ann-Zofie
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How Long Should Parental Leave Be? : Attitudes to Gender Equality, Family, and Work as Determinants of Women's and Men's Parental Leave in Sweden
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 35:7, s. 909-926
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A more equal division of parental leave use between parents has been a major political goal in Sweden for a long time, as it is assumed to lead to gender equality in the labor market, as well as in the homes. The assumed correlation between gender equality and shared parental leave has many aspects, but it has been investigated only in part. In this study, we investigate the determinants of men's and women's parental leave use with a focus on attitudes toward family, work, and gender equality. We use the Young Adult Panel Study with surveys conducted in 1999, 2003, and 2009. The findings indicate that gender equality orientation matters for parental leave for fathers. Mothers' parental leave length is primarily influenced by family orientation, whereas fathers' is influenced by the economic dimension of work.
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| 9. |
- Enell, Sofia, et al.
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“My Whole Family Is Not Really My Family” — Secure Care Shadows on Family and Family Practices Among Young Adults and Their Family Members
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - Paris : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 43:8, s. 2210-2233, s. 515-515
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study based in Sweden explores family practices and family displays among young adults with a history of secure care, which limits and restricts contacts and therefore causes fundamental changes in relationships. Almost 10 years after institutional placement, narrations of 11 young adults and 11 nominated family members reveal ongoing struggles between imagined and lived realities of family. These struggles are revealed by memories and emotions evoked by the context of secure care and show how deeply the secure care penetrated their family lives. By using the metaphor of shadows, shadows of recalled horror of secure care (reflecting family displacement) and the pressure to make family work (reflecting restricting practices in secure care where only (birth) family were considered as family and relations of (natural) importance) are discerned. We call for more attention to the perversity of secure care arrangements, at both policy and institutional levels.
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| 10. |
- Evertsson, Marie
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Gender Ideology and the Sharing of Housework and Child Care in Sweden
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 35:7, s. 927-949
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We use the Swedish Young Adult Panel Study to study spouses' gender ideology and women's and men's division of routine housework and child care. The results show that men with an egalitarian gender ideology spend 1 hour more in housework per week than do other men and that their spouses spend approximately 2 hours less in housework than do other women. Women's gender ideology, in contrast, only seems to influence women's own time spent in housework (and not their spouses'). Couples wherein the woman and/or the man have a strong egalitarian ideology display a more gender-equal division of child care. Equality in child care and housework are linked and men spend more time in housework when they live in a family with a gender-equal division of child care. In sum, an articulated gender consciousness is a prerequisite for a gender-equal division of unpaid work, even in gender-egalitarian Sweden.
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- Glatz, Terese, 1983-, et al.
(författare)
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Examination of Parental Self-Efficacy and Their Beliefs About the Outcomes of Their Parenting Practices
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 40:10, s. 1321-1345
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this study, we examined parental self-efficacy (PSE) in light of Bandura's distinction between efficacy expectations and outcome expectations, and their links to parenting practices. We used a sample of 968 parents of children aged 11 to 18 years and examined the factor structure of items measuring PSE and parents' outcome expectations, as well as the links between these two cognitive aspects and parenting practices. The results suggested that PSE and our measure of parents' outcome expectations constituted two distinct factors and were not part of the same overall factor. Additionally, the analyses showed that PSE might be seen as a unidimensional construct with multidimensional aspects and was more strongly linked to parenting practices than were parents' outcome expectations. In general, this study offers a comprehensive model of two different parental cognitive mechanisms as antecedents of parenting behaviors in different developmental periods.
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- Glatz, Terese, 1983-, et al.
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Parental Child-Invested Contingent Self-Esteem as a Source of Acculturation-Related Parent-Child Conflicts Among Latino Families
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 43:7, s. 1826-1849
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Most parents want their children to succeed well. For some parents, however, children's successes are strongly related to beliefs about their own self-worth; a concept known as parental child-invested contingent self-esteem, which has shown links to negative parenting practices (e.g., psychological control). Less is known about associations with aspects of the parent-child relationship that are particularly relevant among families with immigrant backgrounds. We examine the associations with acculturation-related conflicts in a sample of 180 Latino parents of children in 6th to 12th grade. Results showed that higher levels of parental child-invested contingent self-esteem was significantly linked to higher levels of acculturation conflicts, but this link was especially strong if the parent reported that their child was unresponsive to their corrections. When parents base their self-worth on their child's successes and the child acts in ways that are not in line with parents' expectations, parents report more acculturation-related conflicts.
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| 13. |
- Goldscheider, Frances, et al.
(författare)
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Gender Equality in Sweden : Are the Religious More Patriarchal?
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 35:7, s. 892-908
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We focus in this article on contexts within which religiosity (the intensity of religious commitment) reinforces more patriarchal family values and those in which it does not, and perhaps even strengthens egalitarian family values. Using data for 1999 and 2003 from the Swedish longitudinal study, Young Adult Panel Survey, we examine the relationship between religiosity and several measures of attitudes and behaviors related to gender equality in the public and private spheres. We find for most religious denominations, greater religiosity is linked with more patriarchal views about the balance of men's and women's roles in the home. Among members of the Church of Sweden (formerly the Swedish State Church), however, this is not the case. No differences by religiosity were found in attitudes for gender equality in the public sphere of work.
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- Goldscheider, Frances, 1942-, et al.
(författare)
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Studies of Men’s Involvement in the Family—Part 1: Introduction
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 35:7, s. 879-890
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This special issue (like the one to follow) is designed to highlight research on men’s increased involvement in their families, focusing both on the antecedents that are linked with their involvement and on the consequences that may follow. Thus we show that such research is consistent with our theoretical view that the ongoing gender revolution has two parts. The first half, in which the “separate spheres” are broached by women’s increased participation in paid work, strained the family, but the second, in which the separation between the spheres is finally dissolved by men’s taking an active role in their families, contributing to the care of their children and homes, strengthens the family. This issue focuses on Scandinavia, where both halves of the gender revolution are more advanced than in other industrialized countries; the second issue, although not neglecting Scandinavia, includes not only research on the United States but also cross-national studies.
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- González-Calvo, Gustavo, et al.
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Children’s Experiences of Lockdown and Social Distancing in the Covid-19 Pandemic
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 44:9, s. 2422-2445
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and the world has witnessed significant changes since then. Spain has been forced to go into extreme lockdown, cancelling all school classes and outdoor activities for children, which may have significant consequences on young people. This paper explores how young children have experienced lockdown as a consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and what they think about their future lives after Covid-19. Data were collected from 73 students aged from 7 to 9 years old, using participant-produced drawings and short questions with children’s and parents’ descriptive comments. We used a children’s rights perspective and the Freirean approach of a pedagogy of love and hope to analyse the data. Results suggest that participants have been through significant changes in their routines, and that what they miss most from their lives before Covid-19 is playing outdoors with their friends and visiting their grandparents. To our knowledge, this paper is the first of its kind in investigating how the Covid-19 pandemic has influenced the ways that children lived during pandemic and its possible implications for their futures.
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| 16. |
- Gähler, Michael, et al.
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Has the association between parental divorce and young adults’ psychological problems changed over time? Evidence from Sweden, 1968-2000
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 34:6, s. 784-808
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A large number of studies have shown that parental divorce is associated with psychological maladjustment in children. Less is known about whether the magnitude of this association has changed over time. This is mainly because of the lack of repeated data, containing identical measures over time. In the present article, the authors use data from two waves of the Swedish Level of Living Survey, conducted in 1968 and 2000, to analyze whether the association between parental divorce and psychological adjustment in 19- to 34-year-olds (i.e., born during 1934-1949 and 1966-1981) has changed between the two survey years. Results indicate a weakening association over time, but the change does not reach statistical significance. A reason for the persisting link seems to be that parental divorce is still associated with economic hardship and, above all, family dissensions, two conditions that in turn are strongly associated with psychological problems in children.
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- Hjelmstedt, Sofia, et al.
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Division of Childcare Leave among Parents of Children with a Serious Illness
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 42:6, s. 1308-1332
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Balancing work and family may be particularly challenging for parents of seriously ill children. This Swedish registry-based study, including 2,788 parents of children with cancer and a matched reference cohort of 27,110 parents, used regression models to analyze the division of childcare, measured as use of temporary parental leave (TPL), and how it relates to income division within couples and change in income over time. The results show that the number of days on TPL increased significantly following a child's cancer diagnosis, particularly among mothers. Fathers' share of the couple's total income was not found to be a strong predictor of the division of TPL, and no association was found between TPL and income development. The study highlights the considerable time needed to care for a seriously ill child, unevenly distributed between mothers and fathers, and suggests that factors other than economic resources may influence the division of childcare responsibility.
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- Kaufman, Gayle, et al.
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Enduring Egalitarianism? Family Transitions and Attitudes Toward Gender Equality in Sweden
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 38:13, s. 1878-1898
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previous research in industrialized countries finds that attitudes toward gender equality are affected by family-related transitions as young adults with egalitarian attitudes based on growing equality between the sexes in the public sphere of education and work encounter a much less equal situation in the private sphere of the family. Sweden, however, is a society known for its emphasis on gender equality in the family. This study examines the effect of family transitions on attitudes toward gender equality, asking whether egalitarian attitudes can withstand changing family transitions in Sweden. Using longitudinal data from the Young Adult Panel Study, we examine six different family transitions and three measures of attitudes toward gender equality for men and women, with only three significant findings across 18 coefficients. We conclude that most Swedish young adults possess enduring attitudes, likely because there is strong state support for families and gender sharing in the private sphere.
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- Lennartsson, Carin, et al.
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Time-for-Money Exchanges Between Older and Younger Generations in Swedish Families
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 31:2, s. 189-210
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Despite the maturation of welfare states, family solidarity continues to be strong and a growing body of research has shown that substantial financial transfers are passed from older to younger generations within the family. At the same time, family solidarity in terms of instrumental and social support is found to be mutual. This study examines eventual reciprocity in time-for-money exchanges, by combining two large-scale Swedish representative longitudinal studies. It analyzes how earlier social contacts (time) are related to financial transfers (money) and to what extent social class and gender differentials are visible. The findings indicate that parents provide economic transfers if they have more frequent social contact with any of their children, and that these time investments pay off for children who were of higher social class origins. In contrast, no support for gender-specific patterns is found. In conclusion, family solidarity seems to have different bases in different social strata.
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| 20. |
- Naved, Ruchira Tabassum, et al.
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Dowry and Spousal Physical Violence Against Women in Bangladesh
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 31:6, s. 830-856
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article explores whether payment issues or presence of dowry demand in marriage reflecting patriarchal attitude of marital family underlies the positive relationship between dowry and wife abuse using a sample of reproductive- age women (N = 2,702) from a population-based survey conducted in urban and rural Bangladesh in 2001. Regression results show that absence of dowry demand in marriage lowered the likelihood of physical wife abuse in the rural site and its frequency and severity in both sites compared with marriages where dowry was demanded and fully paid. The results suggest that in general, dowry demand predicts the extent, frequency, and severity of physical wife abuse regardless of the status of dowry payment. No payment of dowry increased the likelihood of abuse, its frequency, and severity in households demanding dowry. The direction of association between partial payment of dowry and violence, however, was different in different sites, calling for further research.
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- Nordgren, Johan, et al.
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Say No and Close the Door? : Codependency Troubles among Parents of Adult Children with Drug Problems in Sweden
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 41:5, s. 567-588
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Codependency is a term used to describe a range of behaviors among persons who are affected by the problematic drug use of family members. This article analyzes how 32 Swedish parents of adult children with drug problems talked about and understood codependency. The sociology of trouble was used as a theoretical framework and three significant themes were identified in the interviews. The parents spoke about how they defined codependency troubles, how they discovered codependency, and how they set boundaries for their children. The parents talked about their situations as highly distressing, and third-party troubleshooters defined their troubles and problems as codependency. The parents generally rejected the advice to “close the door” on their children and engaged in a range of remedial actions. The analytical focus of this study on the identification, definition, and remedial actions of parents gives valuable insights into family disruptions related to drug problems.
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- Olah, Livia Sz. 1963-, et al.
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Living-apart-together (lat) in contemporary Sweden : (how) does it relate to vulnerability?
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 44:1, s. 3-24
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sweden is among the countries with the highest share of single households in Europe, but not all are truly partnerless. We examine the potential vulnerability of individuals in living-apart-together relationships at age 30 and above, analyzing data from the Swedish GGS. We apply multinomial logistic regression. The results show that individuals engaging in LAT occupy an intermediate position in terms of socioeconomic resources (homeownership and economic situation), being less advantaged than co-residents but better-off than singles, especially men. We find no association between ill-health and living in a LAT arrangement. Having previous family experiences (unions with or without children) is positively associated with LAT, but childhood family composition does not matter. The majority of LAT individuals claim to be constrained to living-apart-together rather than LAT being their preferred alternative. Women and the elderly (aged 70+) are, however, more likely to engage in LAT by choice and appreciate their non-residential partnerships.
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- Padyab, Mojgan, 1976-, et al.
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Going It Alone in Later Life : A Comparative Analysis of Elderly Women in Sweden and Spain
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 40:8, s. 1038-1064
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article compares the determinants of living alone in later life in Spain and Sweden, two countries with relatively similar levels of economic development from a global view point but different family systems and institutional contexts. With microdata coming from census (Spain) and linked administrative registers (Sweden), logistic regression techniques, including a nonlinear regression–based decomposition of differences between, are used to estimate the weight of different factors behind the residential choices of elderly women. Theoretical expectations are validated. Levels of living alone are associated with age, childlessness, marital status, and education in both populations. Population characteristics (compositions effects) explain only a small part of the differences in living alone between both countries, while behaviors (rate effects) account for the larger part of the variation. Therefore, among elderly women proximate determinants of living arrangements produce different outcomes in different sociocultural environments largely determined by existing family systems.
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| 24. |
- Richert, Torkel, et al.
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Being a Parent to an Adult Child With Drug Problems : Negative Impacts on Life Situation, Health, and Emotions
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 39:8, s. 2311-2335
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study is about the vulnerability of parents to adult children with drug problems. The study is based on a self-reporting questionnaire (n = 687) distributed to parents in Sweden via family member organizations, treatment centers, and online communities. Most parents reported extensive negative consequences on relationships, social life, and mental health due to their children’s drug problems. Most parents also experienced strong feelings of powerlessness, grief, guilt, and shame. Many parents reported a negative impact on their economy and work ability. In general, fathers claimed to feel less of a negative impact than mothers. A more severe drug problem and life situation for the child was associated with a greater negative impact for the parents. Many parents experienced difficulties in securing adequate help both for their child and for themselves. The study shows the need for increased support efforts for this parent group.
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- Rostami, Arian, 1973-, et al.
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Marital Satisfaction with a Special Focus on Gender Differences in Medical Staff in Tehran-Iran
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 35:14, s. 1940-1958
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The family is a fundamental component of society, and marital satisfaction is the main characteristic of a healthy family. The aim of this cross-sectional research was to assess marital satisfaction in medical staff in Tehran, with a special focus on gender differences. Data were collected from 653 medical staff using sociodemographic questions and the ENRICH marital satisfaction questionnaire. The results indicated that marital satisfaction was significantly higher in men than in women. There was a negative correlation between age and marital satisfaction in women. Educational level was associated with marital satisfaction in both genders. Number of children was correlated with marital satisfaction in both men and women. Gender differences in marital satisfaction were revealed, and all sociodemographic factors showed significant relationships, with at least one subscale of marital satisfaction. This study provides a general view of marital satisfaction in Iranian medical professionals as a group with a stressful job
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- Saarela, Jan, et al.
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Family Formation and Offspring Mortality in Sweden : Evidence From Intergenerational Data on Sibling Groups
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 34:10, s. 1317-1334
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Using multigenerational population register data that cover the total Swedish population, we studied relative mortality of offspring whose parents had formed a new family with children. These primarily adult-age children are found to have lower death risks than those with divorced parents who did not form a new family, which highlights that the link between parental family formation and offspring health may be attributed not only to causal factors associated with family disruption but also to social selection in parents. The association differs notably according to whether sibling groups are determined according to the mother or the father. This finding is interpreted as reflecting varying environmental exposure, because most minor children who experience parental divorce remain with the mother. We approximate that parental social selection, which maliciously affects offspring health, raises the offspring mortality risk by 20%.
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| 27. |
- Skinner, Ann T., 1969-, et al.
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Dyadic Coping, Parental Warmth, and Adolescent Externalizing Behavior in Four Countries
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 43:1, s. 237-258
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study examined parental warmth as a mediator of relations between mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of dyadic coping and adolescent externalizing outcomes. Data from 472 adolescents, mothers, and fathers were collected over a three-year period from families in China, Kenya, Sweden, and Thailand. For mothers in all four sites and fathers in three sites, better parental dyadic coping at youth age 13 years predicted higher levels of parental warmth at youth age 14 years. For mothers in all four sites, higher levels of maternal warmth were in turn related to less youth externalizing behavior at the age of 15 years, and higher levels of dyadic coping at youth age 13 years were related to less youth externalizing behavior at the age of 15 years indirectly through maternal warmth. Emotional Security Theory helps explain the process by which dyadic coping is related to adolescent externalizing behavior. The results have important implications for parent- and family-based interventions. © The Author(s) 2021.
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| 28. |
- Sorbring, Emma, 1972-
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Parents’ Concerns About Their Teenage Children’s Internet Use
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 35:1, s. 75-96
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Many parents feel uncertain about the actions and experiences their teenage children have on the Internet, thus causing worry and concern. The aim of the study was to examine parents’ worries and concerns in relation to their teenagers’ use of the Internet. The participants were 798 Swedish parents (307 fathers, 491 mothers) and their teenage children (aged between 13 and 15 years). The results indicate that parents’ worries and concerns vary, in certain aspects, according to age and gender of the child. Furthermore, parents’ own Internet skills, experience of using the Internet, and attitudes toward the Internet are related to the type and nature of their worries and concerns. Parents’ beliefs about their teenager’s skills in using the Internet and the teenagers’ Internet use and experiences are related to the parents’ concerns. Parents with an accurate understanding of their children’s negative Internet experiences are those who are the most worried. © The Author(s) 2012.
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- Steinberg, Hillary, et al.
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“Mature Enough to Handle it?” : Gendered Parental Interventions in and Adolescents’ Reactions to Technology Use During the Pandemic
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 45:1, s. 237-258
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigated how teenagers reacted to parental regulation of technology. Using longitudinal dyadic interviews with 24 teenagers and their 21 parents in two predominantly white middle-class communities, we explored how teenagers used technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and the differential consequences parental interventions had for teens’ well-being and confidence with technology. Parents’ narratives and actions about technology use were deeply gendered. Boys felt confident about their self-regulation of technology, and parents did not substantially limit boys’ technology use during the pandemic. Girls were less confident about their ability to self-regulate and either worked with their mothers to manage technology, distrusted parents who monitored them, or lacked access to virtual hangout spaces such as video games and social media. The findings illustrate how parent-teen dynamics around adolescent technology use can produce short-term gendered inequalities in teenagers’ well-being and result in long-term disadvantages for girls.
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- Thielemans, Gert, et al.
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Division of Household Labor and Relationship Dissolution in Denmark 2001–2009
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 42:7, s. 1582-1606
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article studies how the gender division in time spent on housework is associated with relationship dissolution among Danish couples. The use of time diary information on the actual time spent on housework for both partners leads to more precise measures than in previous studies. Two waves of the Danish Time Use Survey provided data on 3,434 couples linked to information from the Danish administrative population registries to observe union dissolution. Late entry hazard models were estimated to analyze how men’s contributions predicted dissolution risk after controlling for couple specific time-constant and time-varying covariates. The results show a U-shaped relationship between division of household labor and union dissolution with lowest risk when men provided 40% of the time on household tasks. Couples with the most unequal division of housework were the least stable. Even in a gender egalitarian society, women still perform more of the housework for relationships to be stable.
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- Trujillo-Alemán, Sara, et al.
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Social Capital and Self-Perceived Health in Lone Mothers : A Multilevel Cross-Sectional Study across Europe
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 43:3, s. 612-640
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study aimed to explore the distribution of social capital and its relation to self-perceived health in lone mothers across Europe. Data were drawn from the European Social Survey Round 5. The sample was restricted to women (15–64 years), not cohabiting with a partner, and with children (≤ 18 years) living in the household. Social capital was measured using variables, representing both structural (political engagement, social support, and social activity) and cognitive (generalized trust, institutionalized trust, reciprocity, and a feeling of safety) components. Individual-level measurements: age, educational attainment, employment status, income level, and household economy. Country-level measurements: family policy model and collective social capital. A multilevel analysis was conducted. The results revealed cross-country variance in the level of lone mothers’ social capital. After adjustment for individual-level and country-level measurements, only reciprocity and a feeling of safety were related to good self-perceived health among lone mothers in Europe.
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- van der Vleuten, Maaike, 1989-, et al.
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Joint Utility or Sub-optimal Outcomes? Household Income Development of Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples Transitioning to Parenthood in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Unequal divisions of paid work and care among new parents contribute to increasing inequalities. One explanation for this is joint utility maximization and the benefits of partners (temporarily) specializing in paid work and care. This paper examines the (dis)advantages of specializing compared to dividing tasks more equally by studying whether differences in specialization between same-sex and different-sex couples lead to differences in household earnings after entering parenthood. Using register data from Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden and examining first-time parents, we show that female couples have a more equal within-couple income development during the transition to parenthood than different-sex couples do. However, we find no differences in household income (including or excluding social transfers) between the two types of couples. Although a more equal task division may be preferred from an individual perspective, our results show no evidence of a “best strategy” when it comes to maximizing household income.
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- van Houdt, Kirsten
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Like My Own Children : A Quantitative Study of Stepparents Claiming Adult Stepchildren
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 43:2, s. 467-487
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The different dimensions of parenthood-for example, biological relatedness, child-rearing, co-residence-are disconnected in increasingly many families as the result of upward trends in separation and repartnering. By studying stepparents' claiming (i.e., stepparents perceiving their adult stepchildren as their own), this study provides insight into how people define kinship and adds a new dimension to knowledge about stepfamilies. Using the Ouders en Kinderen in Nederland (OKiN) survey data, this study (a) provides nationally representative estimates of how Dutch stepmothers and -fathers (N = 3,327) perceive their adult stepchildren and (b) shows how the context (i.e., co-residence, duration, timing, marriage) and relations to biological children relate to stepparents' claiming. The more similar the context is to traditional parent-child relations, the more stepparents claim their stepchildren. As opposed to the expectation that relations to one's own biological children would serve as an important reference, having biological children from either a previous or current relationship has little explanatory power.
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- Wesolowski, Katharina
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It’s All about the Money? : Family policies, individual gender-role attitudes, and childbearing intentions in an international perspective
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - London : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 41:11, s. 2065-2089
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- This study aims to explore whether individual gender-role attitudes moderate potential policy effects on planned childbearing. This is done by employing a typology of earner-carer and traditional-family support in multilevel analyses, pooling data from 2010 for 23 countries. It is expected that individuals preferring earner-carer arrangements react more positively to earner-carer support, while individuals preferring traditional-family arrangements react more positively to traditional-family support. The results show that gender-role attitudes moderate the effect of family policies on mothers’ and childless men’s planned childbearing. Gender-egalitarian mothers have stronger childbearing intentions with higher income replacement in earner-carer support. Contrary to expectations, gender-egalitarian childless men have stronger childbearing intentions with higher income replacement in traditional-family support. Moreover, the results show that both family policies and gender-role attitudes influence childbearing intentions independently, and that family policies play a role mainly for childless respondents.
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- Wilińska, Monika, 1982-, et al.
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Grandmothers and non-grandmothers in the Polish labor market : The role of family issues
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 40:12, s. 1677-1704
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Drawing on the debates regarding work?family reconciliation in later life, we examine the extent to which the labor market position of grandmothers and nongrandmothers can be explained by their varied family situations. The data for this study comes from the Generations and Gender Survey for Poland and includes 5,999 women aged 45+ years. We use multinominal logistic regression models to explore the link between different family situations and labor market withdrawal into unemployment, sick/disability leave, and retirement. Our results indicate that neither caring for older parents nor living with children has significant effects on women?s labor activity. However, living with a disabled person reduces the chances for women?s employment significantly. In addition, women who have grandchildren have lower chances for being employed as compared with those without grandchildren. We discuss these findings in relation to work?family balance policies and research.
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