ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF FAMILY FORMATION ON DISORIENTATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING USING MATCHING METHODS

Emiliano Sironi ()
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Emiliano Sironi: Department of Statistical Sciences, Universita` Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 2016, vol. 124, issue 1, 61-84

Abstract: Psychological well-being and disorientation are used as proxies for evaluating the consequences of anomie. Anomie is a phenomenon that derives from a weakening in the power of norms, mainly caused by external factors and psychological state of mind of anomic individuals, who are characterized by a sense of uncertainty and disorientation. The decline of psychological well-being and the increase of the sense of disorientation are negatively associated to females’ likelihood of having children and also reduce the relative risk to form a union with a partner. However, these dimensions are not only the source, but also the outcome of individuals’ life course events. This paper uses matching methods to investigate how the birth of a child or union formation affects psychological well-being and disorientation. Results state that childbirth, non-marital cohabitation and marriage improve psychological well-being, while only marriage helps reducing disorientation.

Keywords: Well-being; Childbearing; Marriage; Cohabitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C30 I31 J12 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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