Anna Dechant

Federal Institute for Population Research

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Die Veränderung der Hausarbeitsteilung in Paarbeziehungen. Ein Überblick über die Längsschnittforschung und neue empirische Befunde auf Basis der pairfam-Daten

Journal of Family Research (2014)

Anna Dechant Harald Rost Florian Schulz

This paper examines the changes in the division of housework over the course of relationships, first providing a detailed and comprehensive overview of the current status of longitudinal research on the subject matter. The findings available to date, revealing a largely gendered division of labor among German couples, were then confirmed using pairfam data and fixed-effects panel regression models: routine household tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry, remain predominantly “women’s work”. This division of housework is reinforced considerably with the transition to parenthood. Furthermore, effects of the couples’ levels of education and the women’s labor market participation could be illustrated in accordance with well-established theories. In conclusion, we suggest that this current state of knowledge can highly benefit from qualitative longitudinal studies, allowing for a detailed representation of new contextual dimensions such as attitudes towards gender roles, socialization experiences or negotiation processes among couples. Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag untersucht die Veränderung der Hausarbeitsteilung im Partnerschaftsverlauf und gibt hierfür zunächst einen ausführlichen und umfassenden Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Längsschnittforschung. Eigene Panelregressionsmodelle mit fixen Effekten auf Basis der pairfam-Daten bestätigen die bisher bekannten Befunde, dass in Deutschland eine weitgehend geschlechtsspezifische Arbeitsteilung in Paaren vorliegt: Haushaltsroutinen wie Kochen, Putzen und Wäsche machen liegen überwiegend im Zuständigkeitsbereich der Frauen. Der Übergang zur Elternschaft verstärkt diese Hausarbeitsteilung deutlich. Darüber hinaus konnten Effekte des Bildungsniveaus im Paar und der Erwerbstätigkeit der Frau gezeigt werden, die im Einklang mit den gängigen Theorien stehen. Wir schließen mit der These, dass dieser Erkenntnisstand vor allem durch qualitative Längsschnittstudien erweitert werden kann, weil dadurch neue inhaltliche Dimensionen wie beispielsweise Einstellungen zu den Geschlechterrollen, Sozialisationserfahrungen oder Aushandlungsprozesse in Paaren detailliert abgebildet werden können.

10.3224/zff.v26i2.16524

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Research Agenda on Families and Family Wellbeing for Europe Final Report

Marina Rupp Loreen Beier Anna Dechant Christian Haag

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Familienstrukturen im Wandel : Deutschland im Vergleich mit anderen europäischen Ländern

Tanja Mühling Anna Dechant

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Influence Of Friendship On Motivation And Academic Achievement

Anna Dechant

Research has shown that friendship, along with motivation, can impact the cognitive development and academic achievement of students in varying ways. As a result of the increase in attention nationwide on student achievement and the positive outcomes that result from academic success, knowing the influences of age, friendship quality, various aspects of friendship, and motivation on academic achievement can only serve to enhance student achievement outcomes, and therefore success in adulthood. The present study examined the variables of age, grade level, and friendship quality, including specific aspects such as conflict and closeness, length of friendship, and time spent with friends, in relation to the variables of motivation and academic achievement. The sample for the current study was made up of 93 5th and 8th grade students, ages 10-14. Of the participants, 46 were male and 47 were female. Friendship quality was found to be significantly predictive of both overall motivation and intrinsic motivation. Additionally, age was found to be significantly predictive of academic achievement in both reading and math, and conflict was found to be significantly and positively predictive of academic achievement in math. Further, intrinsic motivation was found to differ among grade levels, with 8th graders having significantly lower levels of intrinsic motivation when examining the influence of friendship quality and grade on intrinsic motivation, as did academic achievement when the influence of friendship quality and grade on academic achievement in reading and math was examined, with 8th graders scoring significantly higher on both.

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10.58809/vayk2078

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Family Demography and Values in Europe: Continuity and Change

Springer eBooks (2021)

Detlev Lück Kerstin Ruckdeschel Anna Dechant Norbert Schneider

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10.1007/978-3-030-73306-3_5

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