Men's work efforts and the transition to fatherhood

Nan Marie Astone; Jacinda K. Dariotis; Freya L. Sonenstein; Joseph H. Pleck; Kathryn Hynes

doi:10.1007/s10834-009-9174-7

Men's work efforts and the transition to fatherhood

Nan Marie Astone, Jacinda K. Dariotis, Freya L. Sonenstein, Joseph H. Pleck, Kathryn Hynes

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In this paper we tested three hypotheses: (a) the transition to fatherhood is associated with an increase in work effort; (b) the positive association (if any) between the transition to fatherhood and work effort is greater for fathers who are married at the time of the transition; and (c) the association (if any) is greater for men who make the transition at younger ages. The data are from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort. The transition to fatherhood was associated with an increase in work effort among young unmarried men, but not for married men. Among married men who were on-time fathers, work effort decreased. Among childless men, the marriage transition was associated with increased work effort.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-13
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Family and Economic Issues
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-009-9174-7
State	Published - Feb 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fathers
Marriage
Work

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Social Psychology
Economics and Econometrics

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