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Entry into the postparental phase of the family life cycle
Der Eintritt in die nachelterliche Familienphase
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Abstract
"The article examines entry into the postparental phase of the family life cycle, which is the familial situation when all children have moved out of the parental household. We position this event chronologically within the life course and examine the probability of occurrence. Using panel data (3 s... view more
"The article examines entry into the postparental phase of the family life cycle, which is the familial situation when all children have moved out of the parental household. We position this event chronologically within the life course and examine the probability of occurrence. Using panel data (3 survey waves) covering a period of 40 years of a cohort of former North-Rhine Westphalian grammar school pupils, event history models (Cox regression) are employed to analyse what factors accelerate or decelerate the transition. This revealed that the parent's individual biography (in particular the age at the own move out, age at the birth of the first child and the number of children) has a major impact on the time of occurrence, while the occupational history has no effect. In addition, sons delay the transition, while children's academic studies and occupation accelerate it." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
family cycle; parents; parent-child relationship; North Rhine-Westphalia; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical
Free Keywords
nachelterliche Familienphase
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 31-48
Journal
Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 40 (2015) 1
ISSN
1869-8999
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications