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Bibliographic Subjects » CORRELATES OF HAPPINESS » Situational correlates of happiness » Individual circumstances » Intimate environment » Happiness and Children » Having children » Childlessness

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CORRELATES OF HAPPINESS Situational correlates of happiness Individual circumstances Intimate environment Happiness and Children Having children Childlessness
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Childlessness, sterile, infertility, voluntary, unwanted
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List of Publications on this Subject

Authors Title / Source Year VanBalen, F. Een Leven zonder Kinderen: Ongewilde Kinderloosheid, Beleving, Stress en Aanpassing.(Life without Children, Adjustment to Childlessness).
Dekker & VandeVegt, 1991, Assen, Netherlands 1991 Bell, J.E.; Eisenberg, N. Life Satisfaction in Midlife Childless and Empty-Nest Men and Women.
Lifestyles: A Journal of Changing Patterns, 1985, Vol. 7, 146 - 155 1985 Callan, V.J. Single Women, Voluntary Childlessness and Perception about Life and Marriage.
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1986, Vol. 18, 479 - 487 1986 Czapinski, J. Illusions and Biases in Psychological Well-Being: An 'Onion'Theory of Happiness.
Paper presented at the Working Meeting of I.S.R. and I.S.S., 1991, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA 1991 Geiss, L.S.; Floyd, H.H.; McSeveney, D.R. Parenthood and Marital Happiness.
International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 1983, Vol. 13, 159 - 176 1983 Glenn, N.D.; Weaver, C.N. A Note on Family Situation and Global Happiness.
Social Forces, 1979, Vol. 57, 960 - 967 1979 James, B.; Hughes, P.F. Psychological Well-Being as an Outcome Variable in the Treatment of Infertility by Clomiphine.
British Journal of Medical Psychology, 1982, Vol. 55, 357 -377 1982 Keith, P.M. Patterns of Assistance among Parents and the Childless in very Old Age: Implications for Practice.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1983, Vol. 6, 49 - 59 1983 Rempel, J. Childless Elderly: What are They Missing?
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985, Vol. 47, 343 - 348 1985 VanKeep, P.A.; Schmidt-Elmendorff, H. Involuntary Childlessness.
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1975, Vol. 7, 37 - 48 1975 Veenhoven, R. Is There an Innate Need for Children?
European Journal of Social Psychology, 1974, Vol. 14, 495 - 501 1974 Link, P.W.; Darling, C.A. Couples Undergoing Treatment for Infertility: Dimensions of Life Satisfaction.
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 1986, Vol. 12, 46 - 59 1986 Andrews, F.M.; Abbey, A.; Halman, L.J. Stress from Infertility, Marriage Factors, and Subjective Well-Being of Wives and Husbands.
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 1991, Vol. 32, 238 - 253 1991 DeJong, G.F.; Cornwell, G.T.; Hanson, S.L.; Stokes-Shannon, C. Childless and One Child, but Not by Choice: A Note on Some Long-Term Consequences for Life Satisfaction of Rural-Reared Married Women.
Rural Sociology, 1984, Vol. 49, 441 - 451 1984 Dykstra, P.A.; Liefbroer, A.C. Kinderloos en toch Gelukkig? (Childless but Still Happy?)
Mens en Maatschappij, 1998, Vol. 73, 108 - 129 1998 VanBalen, F.; Trimbos-Kemper, T.C. Long-Term Infertile Couples: A Study of Their Well-Being.
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1993, Vol. 14, 53 - 60 1993 VanBalen, F.; Trimbos-Kemper, T.C. Involuntarily Childless Couples: Their Desire to Have Children and Their Motives.
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1995, Vol. 16, 137 - 144 1995 VanBalen, F.; Trimbos-Kemper, T.C. Factors Influencing the Well-Being of Long-Term Infertile Couples.
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gyneacology, 1994, Vol. 15, 157 - 164 1994 Abbey, A.; Andrews, F.M.; Halman, L.J. Psychosocial Predictors of Life Quality: How are They Effected by Infertility, Gender and Parenthood?
Journal of Family Issues, 1994, Vol. 15, 253 - 271 1994 DeWit, L. Geld Maakt Gelukkiger dan Kinderen of Gezondheid. (Money Makes Happier than Children or Health).
Press release online Survey "Geluksmonitor", Trendbox, 2006, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2006 Riederer, B. Tradition, Investitionsgut oder Herzensache? Der Wunsch nach Kinder zwischen Ideal und Realität. (tradition, Intention or a Matter of the Heart? The Desire for Children between Ideal and Reality).
Schulz, W.;et al;Eds.: " Österreich zur Jahrhundertwende", VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2005, Germany, 367 - 400 2005 Hammarberg, K.; Astbury, J.; Baker, H.W. Women's Experience of IVF: A Follow-up Study.
Human Reproduction, 2001, Vol. 16, 374 - 383 2001 Cloin, J.C.; Wennekers, C.H. Een Gelukkige Combinatie. (A Happy Combination).
Schnabel, P. ; Ed.: "Veel Geluk in Nederland", Social Cultural Planning Office, 2007, The Hague, Netherlands, 51 - 56 2007 Veenhoven, R. Hoe diep zit de Kinderwens? ( Does the Want for Children draw on a Need?)
Freya Magazine, 2000, Vol. 16, 15 - 19. 2000 Keizer, R. Remaining Childless. Causes and Consequences from a Life Course Perspective.
PhD Dissertation, 2010, Utrecht University, The Netherlands 2010 Dykstra, P.A.; Wagner, M. Pathway to Childlessness and Late-Life Outcomes.
Journal of Family Issues, 2007, Vol. 26, 1487 - 1517 2007 Hansen, T.; Moum, T.; Slagsvold, B. Childlessness and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Old Age: An Examination of Parental Status Effects Across a Range of Outcomes.
Social Indicators Research, 2009, Vol. 94, 343 - 362 2009 Humpert, S. Machen Kinder doch glücklich? (Do Children add to Happiness?)
Working Paper: SOEP, No.301, DIW, Berlin, 2010, Germany 2010 Kroll, C. Volunteering, Happiness, and the ' Motherhood Penalty'.
Paper presented at the ' Volunteering Counts' Conference, 2010, Manchester, UK 2010 Keizer, R.; Dykstra, P.A.; Poortman, A.R. Life Outcomes of Childless Men and Fathers.
European Sociological Review, 2010, Vol. 26, 1 - 15 2010 Dykstra, P.A. The Wellbeing of Childness Men and Fathers in Mid-Life.
Ageing and Society, 2009, Vol. 29, 1227 - 1242 2009 Koropeckyj-Cox, T. Loneliness and Depression in Middle and Old Age: Are the Childless More Vulnerable?
Journal of Gerontology, Social Sciences, 1998, Vol. 53B, 303 - 312 1998 Koropeckyj-Cox, T. Beyond Parental Status: Psychological Well-Being in Middle and Old Age.
Journal of Marriage and Family, 2002, Vol. 62, 957 - 971 2002 Somers, M. A Comparison of Voluntary Childfree Adults and Parents.
Journal of Marriage and Family, 1993, Vol. 55, 643 - 650 1993 Connidis, I.; McMullin, J.A. To Have or Have not: Parent Status and the Subjective Well-being of older Men and Women.
The Gerontologist 1993, Vol. 33, 630 - 636 1993 Zhang, W.; Liu, G. Childlessness, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction among the Elderly in China
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2007, 22:185-203 2007 Baranowska-Rataj, A.; Matysiak, A. Does Parenthood increase Happiness? Evidence for Poland.
Working Paper, Institute of Statistics and Demography, 2011, Warsaw, Poland 2011 Bernhardt, E.; Fratczak, E. Family Status and Subjective Well-Being: Comparing Poland and Sweden.
Paper presented at IUSSP Conference , 2005, Tours, France 2005 Mendes, E.; McGeeney, K.; Saad, L. Stay-at-Home Moms Report more Depression, Sadness, and Anger.
The Gallup Organization, 2012, , New York, USA 2012 Brown, D.; Smith, C.; Woolf, J. An Empirical Investigation into the Determinants of Life Satisfaction in New Zealand.
New Zealand Economic Papers, 2012, Vol. 46 3239 - 251 2012 Abbey, A.; Andrews, F.M.; Halman, L.J. Infertility and Parenthood: Does Becoming a Parent Increase Well-Being?
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994, Vol. 62, 398 - 403 1994 Andersson, M.A.; Glass, J.; Simon, R.W. Users Beware: Variable Effects of Parenthood on Happiness Within and Across International Datasets.
Social Indicators Research, 2014, Vol. 115, 945 - 961 2013 Michon, P. Mothers and Quality of Life 26 EU Countries.
Eckermann, E.; Ed: "Gender, Lifespan and Quality of Life: An International Perspective", Springer Science+Buisiness Media Dordrecht, 2014, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 83 - 98 2014 Michon, P. Re-marry Fast, Die Young The Gender Related Happiness Inequalities Among Polish Adults.
Eckermann, E.; Ed: "Gender, Lifespan and Quality of Life: An International Perspective", Springer Science+Buisiness Media Dordrecht, 2014, Dordrecht, Netherlands, !57 - 172 2014 Kravdal, O. Reflections on the Search for Fertility Effects on Happiness.
University of Oslo Department of Economics, 2013, No. 10, Oslo, Norway 2013 Burman, B.; DeAnda, D. Parenthood or Non Parenthood: A Comparison of Intentional Families.
Lifestyles: A Journal of Changing Patterns, 1986, Vol. 8, 69 - 84 1986 Nelson, S. K.; Dunn, E.W.; English, T.; Kushlev, K. In Defense of Parenthood: Children Are Associated With More Joy Than Misery.
Psychological Science, 2013, Vol. 24, 3 - 10 2013 McQuillan, J.; Greil, A.L.; Stone, R.T. Infertility and Life Satisfaction Among Women.
Journal of Family Issues, 2007, Vol. 28, 955 - 981 2007 Miller Campbell, S; Dunkel-Schetter, C.; Peplau, L.A. Perceived Control and Adjustment to Infertility among Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization
Eds: Stanton, A.L., Dunkel-Schetter, C. "Infertility. Perspectives from Stress and Coping Research". Plenum Press, 1991, New York, USA 1991 Pushkar, D.; Bye, D.; Conway, M. Does Child Gender Predict Older Parents' Well-Being?
Social Indicators Research, 2014, Vol. 118, 285 - 303 2014