Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth and Life Satisfaction

Ma, Kang‐Rae

doi:10.1007/s11482-015-9437-4

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“…However, the transmission of maternal life-satisfaction did not persist at the last follow-up in 2011/2012. This finding accords with previous studies, in which the strength of associations decreases gradually after children move out of the parental home (Headey et al, 2014;Ma, 2016).…”

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“…High life satisfaction has many benefits: it has been associated with better mental health (Rissanen et al, 2011) and longer lifespan (Martín-María et al, 2016). Besides playing crucial role in individuals' and societies' well-being, life satisfaction also seems to "run in families" being transmitted from one generation to the next (Carlsson, Lampi, Li, & Martinsson, 2014;Casas et al, 2008;Clair, 2012;Headey, Muffels, & Wagner, 2014;Ma, 2016;Winkelmann, 2005).…”

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“…Intergenerational transmission of life satisfaction has been empirically established across culturally diverse samples from Europe (Casas et al, 2008;Clair, 2012;Headey et al, 2014;Schwarze & Winkelmann, 2011;Winkelmann, 2005) and Asia (Carlsson et al, 2014;Ma, 2016).…”

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“…Evidence is accumulating that family environment 1 has some effect on children's life satisfaction long after they have moved out of the parental home; while associations between generations are found to be stronger for children still living with their parents (Headey et al, 2014;Ma, 2016). However, findings regarding the effect of the gender of parents and the offspring are inconclusive.…”

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“…Some studies reported that both parents similarly transmitted their life satisfaction to the next generation (Casas et al, 2008;Ma, 2016;Nes, Czajkowski, & Tambs, 2010). Other research indicated that only maternal life satisfaction might have a direct effect on their offspring's life satisfaction later in life, while the influence of fathers was transmitted through values and behaviors (Headey et al, 2014).…”

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Intergenerational Transmission of Latent Satisfaction Reflected by Satisfaction Across Multiple Life Domains: A Prospective 32-year Follow-Up Study

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Intergenerational transmission of life satisfaction has been empirically established, but less is known about the continuity of satisfaction as being reflected across multiple life domains, unique effects of parental domain-specific satisfaction on offspring overall life satisfaction, and potential gender effects. In this population-based prospective study, the association between the life satisfaction of parents (G1) (2191 mothers and 2156 fathers) and their children (G2) (921 sons and 1277 daughters) was examined. In both generations, satisfaction as a parent, as a spouse, and at work was assessed in about the same developmental stage (mean age for G1 38 to 42 years, and for G2 38 to 43 years at the times when LS was measured). When both parents were considered jointly, only mothers' overall life satisfaction had an independent effect on their adult children's overall life satisfaction, with the effect diminishing over time. However, we also found a robust effect of paternal satisfaction at work on offspring's overall life satisfaction in adulthood. Gender of the offspring did not significantly moderate the strength of the associations between generations. The current findings emphasize the high interdependence of life satisfaction within families long after children have moved out of the parental home.

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