Arbeitspapier
Institutional rearing is associated with lower general life satisfaction in adulthood
We analyzed whether individuals reared in institutions differ in their general life satisfaction from people raised in their families. The data comprised of 19,210 German adults (51.5% female) aged from 17 to 101 years and were provided by the SOEP, an ongoing, nationally representative longitudinal study in Germany. Compared to people raised in families, individuals reared in institutions reported lower general life satisfaction in the manner of a dose response relationship controlling their parents' 8ucation and occupational prestige. The association was moderated by participants' age such that with increasing age the association between institutional rearing and lower general life satisfaction decreased. Further, the relationship was partly mediated by the individuals own education/socioeconomic attainment in adulthood, physical health, and relationship status.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 616
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Wirtschaft
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life satisfaction
set point theory
early adversity
institutional rearing
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Richter, David
Lemola, Sakari
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Berlin
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2013
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30.03.2025, 12:29 PM CEST
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Richter, David
- Lemola, Sakari
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Time of origin
- 2013