The intensification of parenting in Germany: The role of socioeconomic background and family form.

Autor/inn/en	Walper, Sabine; Kreyenfeld, Michaela
Titel	The intensification of parenting in Germany: The role of socioeconomic background and family form. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Intensivierung der Kindererziehung in Deutschland: Die Rolle des sozioökonomischen Hintergrunds und der Familienform.
Quelle	In: Social Sciences, 11 (2022) 3, 18 S.Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2076-0760
DOI	10.3390/socsci11030134
Schlagwörter	Elternverhalten; Mutter; Vater; Eltern; Kind-Eltern-Beziehung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Ressource; Wirtschaft; Beschäftigungssituation; Allein erziehende Mutter
Abstract	Drawing on the international discourse on the intensification of parenting and new data from Germany, this paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the unique challenges that parents face in the 21st century. We used data from the survey "Parenthood Today", which was conducted in 2019 to examine parents' views on parenting in Germany. The data comprised standardized interviews with 1652 mothers and fathers. We focused on three dimensions of parental pressures: namely, time pressure, financial pressure, and pressure that emanates from the educational system. Time pressure referred to the pressure currently felt, whereas financial pressure and pressure from the educational system referred to changes across time. In each of these domains, more than 60% of the parents experienced high (time) or increasing (education and financial) pressure. Binary logistic regressions showed that while parental education was a strong predictor of experiencing an increase in financial pressure, parental education did not matter for other realms of parenting. However, employment and family form were strongly related to parental time pressure. Full-time employed lone mothers, but also non-resident fathers, reported experiencing heavy pressure when trying to balance their roles as a worker and as a carer. Our results draw attention to the importance of better integrating the needs of post-separation families, including of non-resident fathers, in the debate on the "intensification of parenting". (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2024/3