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How Does the Presence of Children Affect Dependent Care? A Psycho-Economic Approach

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Ignacio Giménez, José
Marcén, Miriam
Alberto Molina, José

Abstract / Description

This paper adopts a psycho-economic approach, based on the Demonstration Effect' hypothesis, to analyze the effects that the presence of children has on the time devoted to elder care. We combine the approach of the Social Cognitive Theory and a three-generation altruism model. Using the 2003 Spanish Time Use Survey (STUS), we confirm the 'Demonstration Effect', i.e, the presence of children, while parents are engaged in elder care activities, increases by 11.63% the time devoted to these activities. Additionally, we find that time devoted to child care as primary activity increases by 11.19 minutes per day when children are present during adult care activities.

Keyword(s)

Kind Psychologie Sorge Altenpflege psychoökonomischer Ansatz children dependent care psycho-economic approach demonstration effect

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Date of first publication

2007

Is part of series

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2726

Citation

  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ignacio Giménez, José
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Marcén, Miriam
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Alberto Molina, José
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:05:11Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-03
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:10Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:05:11Z
  • Date of first publication
    2007
  • Abstract / Description
    This paper adopts a psycho-economic approach, based on the Demonstration Effect' hypothesis, to analyze the effects that the presence of children has on the time devoted to elder care. We combine the approach of the Social Cognitive Theory and a three-generation altruism model. Using the 2003 Spanish Time Use Survey (STUS), we confirm the 'Demonstration Effect', i.e, the presence of children, while parents are engaged in elder care activities, increases by 11.63% the time devoted to these activities. Additionally, we find that time devoted to child care as primary activity increases by 11.19 minutes per day when children are present during adult care activities.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16393
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1097
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9065
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 2726
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2726
  • Keyword(s)
    Kind
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  • Keyword(s)
    Psychologie
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  • Keyword(s)
    Sorge
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Altenpflege
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  • Keyword(s)
    psychoökonomischer Ansatz
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  • Keyword(s)
    children
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  • Keyword(s)
    dependent care
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  • Keyword(s)
    psycho-economic approach
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  • Keyword(s)
    demonstration effect
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    How Does the Presence of Children Affect Dependent Care? A Psycho-Economic Approach
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  • DRO type
    report
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    PsyDok