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While the mantle of parenting is sometimes held as the necessary path of adulthood, study findings are actually mixed as to whether parents report higher levels of happiness relative to non-parents. Folk wisdom suggests a child brings partners closer; research has found couples actually become less satisfied after the birth of the first child.[61] The joys of having a child are overshadowed by the responsibilities of parenthood.[62] Based on quantitative self-reports, researchers found parents prefer doing almost anything else to looking after their children. By contrast, parents' self-report levels of happiness are higher than those of non-parents. This may be due to already happy people having more children than unhappy people. In addition, it might also be that, in the long-term, having children gives more meaning to life.[63][64] One study found having up to three children increased happiness among married couples, but not among other groups with children.[65] Proponents of Childfreedom maintain this is because one can enjoy a happy, productive life without the trouble of ever being a parent.
By contrast, many studies found having children makes parents less happy. Compared with non-parents, parents with children have lower levels of well-being and life satisfaction.[66] In addition, parents report more feelings of depression[62] and anxiety[67] than non-parents. However, when adults without children are compared to empty nest parents, parenthood is positively associated with emotional well being.[62] People found parenthood to be more stressful in the 1970s than they did in the 1950s. This is thought to be because of social changes in regards to employment and marital status.[67]
Males apparently become less happy after the birth of a child due to added economic pressure and taking on the role of being a parent.[61] A conflict between partners can arise when the couple does not desire traditional roles, or has an increasing number of roles.[61] Unequal responsibilities of child-rearing between men and women account for this difference in satisfaction. Fathers who worked and shared an equal part in child-raising responsibilities were found to be the least satisfied.[68] Research shows that single parents have higher levels of distress and report more mental health problems than married persons.
While the mantle of parenting is sometimes held as the necessary path of adulthood, study findings are actually mixed as to whether parents report higher levels of happiness relative to non-parents. Folk wisdom suggests a child brings partners closer; research has found couples actually become less satisfied after the birth of the first child.[61] The joys of having a child are overshadowed by the responsibilities of parenthood.[62] Based on quantitative self-reports, researchers found parents prefer doing almost anything else to looking after their children. By contrast, parents' self-report levels of happiness are higher than those of non-parents. This may be due to already happy people having more children than unhappy people. In addition, it might also be that, in the long-term, having children gives more meaning to life.[63][64] One study found having up to three children increased happiness among married couples, but not among other groups with children.[65] Proponents of Childfreedom maintain this is because one can enjoy a happy, productive life without the trouble of ever being a parent.
By contrast, many studies found having children makes parents less happy. Compared with non-parents, parents with children have lower levels of well-being and life satisfaction.[66] In addition, parents report more feelings of depression[62] and anxiety[67] than non-parents. However, when adults without children are compared to empty nest parents, parenthood is positively associated with emotional well being.[62] People found parenthood to be more stressful in the 1970s than they did in the 1950s. This is thought to be because of social changes in regards to employment and marital status.[67]
Males apparently become less happy after the birth of a child due to added economic pressure and taking on the role of being a parent.[61] A conflict between partners can arise when the couple does not desire traditional roles, or has an increasing number of roles.[61] Unequal responsibilities of child-rearing between men and women account for this difference in satisfaction. Fathers who worked and shared an equal part in child-raising responsibilities were found to be the least satisfied.[68] Research shows that single parents have higher levels of distress and report more mental health problems than married persons.
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Date: 2013-12-26 08:19 pm (UTC)тоже мне, британские ученые, капитаны очевидность =)))
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Date: 2013-12-26 09:00 pm (UTC)хотя моя собственная мама всегда правдиво описывала картину событий - не жалеет, но "жизни для себя" на долгие годы не было))
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Date: 2013-12-28 06:59 am (UTC)я Федора злонамеренно запускала с детства бегать босиком по холодному полу и сидеть под открытой форточкой, ггг:) в этом году ни разу не болел так чтоб приходилось больничный с ним брать, сопли какие-то текут иногда, но через 2 дня сами проходят.
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Date: 2014-01-02 06:18 pm (UTC)Сколько миллионов они потратили на эти исследования, интересно :)
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Date: 2013-12-27 07:21 am (UTC)As a very soon to be mother of three kids, I couldn't agree more that parenting is extremely tough, challenging, and even exhausting. It's the hardest job you have no right to quit, but it's the most rewarding one if you do it right as well. Yes, you can calculate how many sleepless nights you have, how much money you spend not on yourself anymore, how infrequently you go out, etc., but who can calculate how much love and admiration you feel and receive? How can anybody put a number on that? The devil is in the details: the severity of minuses will depend on your financial circumstances, your support network, and personal level of selfishness, but the benefit is the same regardless - you get a child you adore to the extend of giving your life for him/her without a second thought and won't be able to live without him/her ever again. IMHO people who're too stupid or selfish to feel this love and take responsibility for it simply should not have kids. Otherwise they'll be unhappy themselves and will breed unhappy children.
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Date: 2013-12-27 07:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-27 06:22 am (UTC)А вообще, все мы знаем, что "результаты статистических исследований"-понятие растяжимое. Куда хочешь, туда и тянешь:)И, вообще, к чему это ты?
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Date: 2013-12-27 07:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-27 08:31 pm (UTC)по моим наблюдениям, большинство тех молодых мам, с которыми я общаюсь, уверяют, что стали счастливее с рождением детей. что стало тяжелее, безусловно, но вот "уровень счастья" вырос. Ксюша там выше привела ссылку на Ted - по-моему, там замечательно рассказано об этом эффекте.
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Date: 2013-12-28 07:53 am (UTC)Кому-то тяжелее быть одному.. кому-то тяжело просто никуда не тратить энергию (всякие походы по барам-друзьям даже рядом не встанут в категорию времяпрепровождения с ребенком).
Ничего тяжелого нет! Просто иногда страшно от такого количества распираемой любви... Пруха неимоверная!:))
Ну а что это работа... дак кто-то на заводе работает, а кто-то с детьми...
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Date: 2013-12-28 07:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-27 09:00 am (UTC)Я не чувствую что у меня "жизни" нет.
Но да, иногда готова делать что угодно, лишь бы отдохнуть от моих монстриков :)
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Date: 2013-12-27 07:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-27 06:53 pm (UTC)Но когда это тельце полусонное к себе прижимаешь, никакой тяжести не замечаешь почему-то :) А как разорется, так опять тяжеловато становится :))))
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Date: 2013-12-27 08:33 pm (UTC)Мне кажется, тяжелее всего, когда на работу выходишь. Ну, если не на три года в декрет уходить. Я до сих пор помню коллегу, у которого жена вышла из декрета довольно быстро, и они к ребенку по ночам по очереди вставали. У него были черные ввалившиеся круги под глазами :(
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Date: 2013-12-27 09:14 pm (UTC)Но да, недосып - это сааааамое тяжелое, как для меня
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Date: 2013-12-28 07:57 am (UTC)Когда нет своих детей, то это со стороны кажется ужасом ужасным (я по себе знаю:)). Я вообще-то детей раньше никогда не любила:))
Но потом на это на все смотришь под другим углом!
Я как бы понимаю тех людей, которые не хотят иметь детей... Но мне становится их заранее жаль. Потому что когда-нибудь они могут захотеть.. но будет поздно.
И им не с чем сравнить.. Они читали только эту статистику и слышали от друзей как "трудно". Они ничегошеньки не знают и не узнают. И именно поэтому у них будет обычная прекрасная жизнь, которая будет наполнена чем-то другим, но не детьми.
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Date: 2014-01-02 06:25 pm (UTC)Из двух групп - чайлдфри и парентс - только вторая группа испытала оба состояния. Поэтому первую группу я бы из всех этих исследований исключил как неквалифаед. На полном серьезе :)
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