A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe.

• Author: Doblhammer, Gabriele.
• TeilnehmendeR: Gumà, Jordi.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (302 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Framework -- The Triangle Between Health, Gender, and Family -- Different Approaches to the Concept of Family -- Individual Level Characteristic -- Household Level Characteristics -- Different Approaches to the Concept of Health -- The Concept of Sex Versus the Concept of Gender -- References -- 2 Summary and Research Implications -- Traditional Family Forms, New Living Arrangements and Health Among the Young and Middle Aged -- Consensual Unions and Stepfamilies -- Single Parents -- Living Apart Together -- Generational Household Composition Among Migrants and Non-migrants -- The Relationship Between Family and Health Among the Elderly -- Children and Health -- Partner and Health -- The Effect of the Household Level on Health -- Pathways -- Financial Difficulties -- Life-Style Factors -- Biological Pathways -- Future Research Directions -- Keynote Chapters -- 3 Families and Health: A Review -- Introduction -- Partnership and Adult Health -- Parenthood and Adult Health -- Family Structure and Child Well-Being -- Childhood Circumstances and Later Life Health -- Intergenerational Family Relations and Health -- Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- 4 The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies -- Introduction -- Increasingly Diverse Family Biographies -- Changing Gender Roles -- Making Sense of the Interplay Between Family Complexity and Gender Role Changes -- New Challenges of Transitions in and Organization of Family Life -- Women's New Role and Its Implications for Family Dynamics -- The Gendered Transition to Parenthood -- New Gender Roles in Doing Families -- Coping Strategies in Family and Work Reconciliation Under Conditions of Uncertainty and Precariousness, and Impacts on Fertility -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References.

5 Sex Differences in Health and Survival -- Sex Differences in Survival -- Sex Differences in Health -- Sex Differences in Physical Performance Tests -- Sex Differences in Cognitive Function -- Sex Differences in Depression -- Sex Differences in Morbidity -- Sex Differences in Self-perceived Health -- Sex Differences in Functional Status -- Sex Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life -- Explanations for Sex Differences in Health and Mortality -- Hormonal Explanations -- Effects of Estrogen -- Effects of Testosterone -- Effects of Sex Hormones on the Immune System -- Genetic Explanations -- Lifestyle Explanations -- Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption -- Diet -- Physical Activity -- Social Explanations -- Social Determinants of Health -- Education -- Employment -- Conclusions and Future Research Directions -- References -- Country Specific Chapters -- 6 Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Household Position and Health in Twelve European Countries: Are They Associated with the Value Climate? -- Introduction -- Household Arrangement and Health at the Individual Level -- Partnership Effect on Health -- Children's Effect on Health -- Values and Social Norms, and the Institutionalization Hypothesis -- The Welfare State -- Aims and Hypotheses -- Data and Analysis -- Data -- Analysis Sample -- Household Position -- Health -- Covariates -- Macro Variables -- Analysis Strategy -- Results -- Descriptives -- Multivariate Analysis -- Mediator Analysis of Financial Deprivation -- Testing the Institutionalization Hypothesis -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Similarity of Perceived Health Between Household Members: The "Mutual Influences" Hypothesis -- Introduction -- Objective -- The Italian Setting -- Data and Methods -- Results -- Descriptive Analyses -- Multilevel Analysis.

Reciprocal Influences on Health: Evidence from the Household-Structure Analysis -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- 8 Household Position, Parenthood, and Self-reported Adult Health. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey -- Introduction -- Household Position and Adult Health -- Parenthood and Adult Health -- Data and Methods -- Results -- Cross-Sectional Perspective: Health at Wave 1 -- Longitudinal Perspective: Changes Over Time -- Change in Health If No Change in the Household Position -- Change in Health If Household Position Changes -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 The Contextual and Household Contribution to Individual Health Status in Germany: What Is the Role of Gender and Migration Background? -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspectives and Findings -- Health as an Outcome of Household Production -- Migration Background and Health in a Household Context -- Gender Differences in Health and Household Context -- Why Investigate the Health of Migrants and Distinguish Between Different Migration Backgrounds? -- Summary and Hypotheses -- Data and Methods -- Data and Variables -- Dataset and Analytical Basis: The German Microcensuses 2005 and 2009 -- Variables -- Health Outcomes -- Variables at the Individual Level -- Household and Contextual Variables -- Pre-regression Diagnostics -- Statistical Methods -- Sample Under Study -- Results -- Descriptive Statistics -- Gender Differences in Health- Results of Logistic Regression -- Effects of Household Structure, Migration Background, and Individual Characteristics on Health-Results of Multilevel Regression -- Discussion -- Interpretation -- Strengths and Restrictions -- Conclusion and Implications -- References.

10 Health-Risk Behaviour of Women and Men-Differences According to Partnership and Parenthood. Results of the German Health Update (GEDA) Survey 2009-2010 -- Background -- Conceptual Framework -- Current State of Research -- Smoking -- Alcohol Consumption -- Diet -- Physical Activity -- The Social Context -- Research Questions/Hypotheses -- Methods -- Data -- Measuring Instruments -- Outcomes -- Predictors -- Mediators -- Control Variables -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Strength and Limitations -- Further Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Fertility Histories and Health in Later Life in Italy -- Background -- Methods -- Outcome Variables -- Measures of Interest -- Other Covariates -- Statistical Analysis -- Results -- Descriptive Statistics -- Associations Between Number of Children and Health Indicators-All Respondents -- Associations Between Quantum and Tempo Fertility Indicators and Health Indicators Among Parents -- Conclusions and Discussion -- References -- 12 The Effect of Current Family Situation on Slow Walking Speed at Old Age -- Introduction -- Partnership -- Parenthood -- Pathways -- Reverse Causation -- Aims and Hypotheses -- Study Population -- Modelling Strategy and Statistical Analysis -- Results -- Multivariate Analyses -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References.