The association between parenthood and health: A comparison of people in same-sex and different-sex relationships

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101685

Yuxuan Jin , Deni Mazrekaj

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Abstract

Understanding social inequalities in parental health is crucial for family functioning and child development. Theoretically, the double burden of parenting and minority stress may lead to the negative association between parenthood and health outcomes being stronger for people in same-sex relationships. Moreover, drawn from the social control process and the compensation mechanism, the negative association between parenthood and health risk behaviors may become stronger for people in same-sex relationships. Yet, empirical evidence on parental health disparities between parents in same- and different-sex relationships is limited. Using linear and logistic regression models, coarsened exact matching, and entropy balancing on Dutch data between 2008 and 2021 (196 people in same-sex relationships and 6948 people in different-sex relationships), we investigate the relationship between parenthood and three health outcomes (self-rated health, physical health, and mental health) and two health risk behaviors (smoking and heavy episodic drinking). We find that parents on average are less likely to experience heavy episodic drinking than non-parents. The association between parenthood and health does not differ between people in same-sex and different-sex relationships.

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为人父母与健康之间的关系：同性关系者与异性关系者的比较

了解父母健康方面的社会不平等对于家庭功能和儿童发展至关重要。从理论上讲，养育子女的双重负担和少数群体的压力可能会导致同性关系中的人为人父母与健康结果之间的负相关更强。此外，从社会控制过程和补偿机制来看，同性关系中的人为人父母与健康风险行为之间的负相关可能会变得更强。然而，有关同性关系和异性关系中父母健康差异的实证证据却很有限。我们使用线性回归和逻辑回归模型、粗略精确匹配和熵平衡对 2008 年至 2021 年期间的荷兰数据（同性关系中的 196 人和异性关系中的 6948 人）进行了研究，探讨了父母身份与三种健康结果（自评健康、身体健康和心理健康）和两种健康风险行为（吸烟和大量偶发性饮酒）之间的关系。我们发现，为人父母者平均比非为人父母者较少出现大量偶发性饮酒的情况。为人父母与健康之间的关系在同性和异性关系中并无差异。

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Ssm-Population Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

2.10%

发文量

298

审稿时长

101 days

期刊介绍： SSM - Population Health. The new online only, open access, peer reviewed journal in all areas relating Social Science research to population health. SSM - Population Health shares the same Editors-in Chief and general approach to manuscripts as its sister journal, Social Science & Medicine. The journal takes a broad approach to the field especially welcoming interdisciplinary papers from across the Social Sciences and allied areas. SSM - Population Health offers an alternative outlet for work which might not be considered, or is classed as ''out of scope'' elsewhere, and prioritizes fast peer review and publication to the benefit of authors and readers. The journal welcomes all types of paper from traditional primary research articles, replication studies, short communications, methodological studies, instrument validation, opinion pieces, literature reviews, etc. SSM - Population Health also offers the opportunity to publish special issues or sections to reflect current interest and research in topical or developing areas. The journal fully supports authors wanting to present their research in an innovative fashion though the use of multimedia formats.