父母时间投资和主观幸福感中的教育梯度
Ariel Kalil1, Susan E Mayer2, William Delgado3
1Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Review of economics of the household
|January 19, 2026
概括
大学受过教育的母亲花更多的时间在密集的儿童保育中,但他们并不比受教育程度较低的母亲更享受它. 这项研究探讨了母亲在照顾孩子的时间中出现这种令人费解的行为背后的原因.
科学领域:
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 经济学 经济学 经济学
- 家庭研究 家庭研究
背景情况:
- 大学受过教育的母亲,尽管机会成本更高,但却花费更多的时间来密集照顾孩子.
- 一个题存在于为什么这个人口结构投资更多的时间在托儿所没有明显更大的乐趣.
研究的目的:
- 调查大学教育的母亲在密集儿童保育中的时间增加背后的原因.
- 测试一个假设,大学教育的母亲从儿童保育活动中获得更大的乐趣.
主要方法:
- 利用美国时间使用调查 (ATUS) 福利模块 (2010-2013年和2021年) 的数据.
- 分析了母亲在密集的儿童保育活动中所报告的感受.
- 采用统计控制,包括母固定效应和选择模拟.
主要成果:
- 所有的母亲都报告说,与其他活动相比,在照顾孩子期间的积极感觉更高.
- 大学受过教育的母亲在密集的儿童保育期间没有报告明显更多的积极或更少的负面情绪.
- 这一发现适用于不同类型的儿童保育 (基本护理,游戏,教学,管理) 和儿童年龄组.
结论:
- 假设有大学教育的母亲比其他母亲更喜欢照顾孩子的假设没有得到数据的支持.
- 大学受过教育的母亲在密集照顾孩子的时间投入增加仍然无法通过更大的享受来解释.
- 需要进行进一步的研究,以了解受过教育的母亲之间密集儿童保育分配的驱动因素.
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