On the links between employment, partnership quality, and the desire to have a first child: The case of West Germany

We examine the impact of precarious work (low income and job security satisfaction) on the intention to have a first child. We consider a direct and an indirect effect; the latter is mediated by partners' conflict behaviour, conflict level, and partnership quality. We assume that a satisfac...

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Main Authors: Ina Berninger, Bernd Weiß, Michael Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2011-04-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol24/24/