In this paper, we test the conventional wisdom in developing countries of 'more children, more happiness' by exploiting … square and two-stage least square methods find that more children can enhance elderly parents’ subjective well-being (SWB …) measured with either life satisfaction or depression mood. The effect is channelled by raising their satisfaction with children …

its evaluation, existence and the validity processes; especially that amongst youth and the new generations. This paper …

The common finding of a zero or negative correlation between the presence of children and parental well-being continues … overall data and then for most different marital statuses. Children are expensive: controlling for financial difficulties … children are the same, with stepchildren commonly having a more negative correlation than children from the current …

with health, and satisfaction with children. Our results suggest that the increase in SWB is achieved through better health …, and with fewer children. …

The study aims to examine whether beggar children are victims of forced labor, as well as to identify the … manifestations of forced labor in beggar children, and assess whether forced child begging relates to deteriorated health …-related quality of life and mental health. The study focused on the capital city of Greece, Athens, where beggar children are not a …