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Parental commuting and child well-being in Germany
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Abstract The number of people commuting to work is increasing, including those who spend at least two hours travelling to and from work per day. In Germany, the group of these long-distance commuters comprises about 1.6 million people. To date, there has been little research on the possible consequences of l... view more
The number of people commuting to work is increasing, including those who spend at least two hours travelling to and from work per day. In Germany, the group of these long-distance commuters comprises about 1.6 million people. To date, there has been little research on the possible consequences of long commuting times for family life and commuters' children. On the basis of a pooled data set from the German Family Panel pairfam, we examine the relationship between parental commuting, the parent-child relationship and child well-being, both from the parent’s as well as the child’s perspective while also distinguishing between mothers and fathers. Some results indicate that long-distance commuting is associated with a poorer parent-child relationship and ultimately with lower child well-being. However, the association is rather sporadic and substantively weak.... view less
Keywords
parenthood; commuter; time expenditure; work-life-balance; parent-child relationship; well-being; child well-being; mother; father; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Free Keywords
commuting; parent vs. child perspective; structural equation modeling; pairfam (German Family Panel), release 9.1.0 (2012-2017)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 357-392
Journal
JFR - Journal of Family Research, 32 (2020) 2
Issue topic
Parental work and family/child well-being
ISSN
2699-2337
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed